crawl to a stop/standstill

phrase

: to come to a complete stop after moving very slowly
Traffic has crawled to a stop/standstill.

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“Crawl to a stop/standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20to%20a%20stop%2Fstandstill. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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