grind to a halt

idiom

of a machine

: to stop working or moving forward

The machinery slowly ground to a halt.

—often used figuratively

Without more money, work on the project will soon grind to a halt.

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Toward the end of the second George W. Bush presidency, however, global democratic progress ground to a halt. —

Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 Job growth ground to a halt in October, as hurricanes and striking workers held down employment. —

Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 The same year, Hollywood ground to a halt as members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike, seeing the bleak path ahead for creatives in the face of this new age of technology. —

New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024 The case ground to a halt as Trump brought a claim of presidential immunity to the Supreme Court, which in July ruled former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts taken while in the White House. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grind to a halt

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