screeching/crashing halt
noun
: a sudden and complete end
The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.
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One of the lone bright spots was the return of Atlanta's superstar right fielder and former MVP Ronald Acuña Jr.
The excitement of watching Acuña in during a down season may have come to a screeching halt on Tuesday.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
In a surprising and inexplicable way, as takeoffs and landings ceased, the feverish activity that airport grass hides under its seemingly peaceful surface came to a screeching halt.
—Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by damaging facilities and even jeopardizing employees' lives.
—Niki Jorgensen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
In a surprising and inexplicable way, as takeoffs and landings ceased, the feverish activity that airport grass hides under its seemingly peaceful surface came to a screeching halt.
—Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by damaging facilities and even jeopardizing employees' lives.
—Niki Jorgensen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching/crashing halt
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“Screeching/crashing halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching%2Fcrashing%20halt. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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