come to a stop
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come to a stop
verb comes to a stop · coming to a stop · came to a stop · come to a stop
- To stop moving or being active; to stop. The TV broadcast suddenly came to a dead stop.
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To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.
The renovation effort came to a juddering stop due to a lack of funding.
Similar: come to a stand
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verb reach a point of little progress
| Italiano | incagliarsi |
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