virtual halt

Frequency: 6.20.5 per million words

a situation where something has almost completely stopped

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Examples (10)

  • The pandemic brought business travel to a virtual halt.
  • Traffic came to a virtual halt during the snowstorm.
  • The conflict has brought trade between the two countries to a virtual halt.
  • Construction work ground to a virtual halt due to funding issues.
  • The new regulations brought the industry to a virtual halt.
  • Tourism came to a virtual halt after the natural disaster.
  • The factory operations slowed to a virtual halt during the power outage.
  • The protests brought the city center to a virtual halt.
  • Economic activity has come to a virtual halt in the affected regions.
  • The investigation brought the project to a virtual halt.