screeching/crashing halt

noun

: a sudden and complete end
The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.

Examples of screeching/crashing halt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And then everything came to a screeching halt and life intervened. Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024 Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024 However, this semblance of unawareness cracked recently after a flawed software update brought the world to a screeching halt. Dave Friend, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 But a few weeks later, his business, and those of all its competitors, came to a screeching halt. Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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