- [singular] an act of stopping the movement or progress of somebody/something
- Work came to a halt when the machine broke down.
- The thought brought her to an abrupt halt.
- The car skidded to a halt.
- Strikes have led to a halt in production.
- They decided it was time to call a halt to the project (= stop it officially).
Extra Examples- The protesters are calling for a halt to the export of live animals.
- They have ordered a halt to local elections.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abrupt
- sudden
- crashing
- …
- come to
- draw to
- grind to
- …
- halt in
- halt to
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- [countable] (British English) a small train station in the country that has a platform but no buildingsTopics Transport by bus and trainc2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten ‘to hold’.
Idioms
See halt in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee halt in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbring something to a grinding halt
- to make something gradually go slower until it stops completely
- Roadworks brought traffic to a grinding halt.
grind to a halt | come to a grinding halt
- to go slower gradually and then stop completely
- Production ground to a halt during the strike.
- Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born.
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