All related terms of 'to a halt'

If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt , it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops .

If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity , they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately .

If you describe a bad situation as grinding , you mean it never gets better , changes, or ends.

If you say that something comes to a grinding halt , you are emphasizing that it stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to.

(of a motor vehicle) to stop suddenly , causing the brakes or tyres to produce a high-pitched sound