GRIND TO A HALT Definition & Meaning

grind to a halt

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Also, come to a grinding halt . Gradually come to a standstill or end. For example, Once the funding stopped, the refurbishing project ground to a halt , or She's come to a grinding halt with that book she's writing . This expression alludes to a clogged engine that gradually stops or a ship that runs aground.

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Academic research is grinding to a halt as universities suspend admissions and deny opportunities to the next generation of scientists, victims of a foreign billionaire’s expensive push for austerity.

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Without a dishwasher, the dish pit would grind to a halt and so would the restaurant.

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The more this happens, the less money they make, hiring slows, wages stagnate and economic momentum grinds to a halt.

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Failure to do so, it warned, could cause "defense production to grind to a halt and choke off manufacturing of other advanced technologies".

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While negotiations aimed at reunifying men's golf grind to a halt, the PGA Tour is taking steps to speed up play.

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