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. — 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 Matt Shaw's impact on the 2025 Chicago Cubs may have come to a screeching halt. — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025 But with President Trump’s July 4th signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill, starting next summer this parade of horribles will come to a screeching halt. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt. — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 But in the past week, that’s all come to a screeching halt. — Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025 Junior’s reign came to a crashing halt when he was knocked out by Conor McGregor in 13 seconds at UFC 194 in December 2015. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 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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