halt

[US]/hɔːlt/
[UK]/hɔːlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. stop; hesitate; stand still
n. stop; rest
vt. cause to stop; make stand still

Phrases & Collocations

halt production

halt the spread

halt on

system halt

call a halt

Example Sentences

a halt in production.

halt between two opinions

It’s time to call a halt to vandalism.

a move to halt the arms race.

The car came to a sudd halt in the middle of the road.

The car halted by the house.

No one can halt the advance of history.

At last they have halted work.

They halted financial support.

speak in a halting way

traffic was halted during the alert.

gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting.

Real-world Examples

This city would grind to a halt.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

There is no halting such a spell forever.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

No one can halt the advance of history.

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Meanwhile, commerce has ground to a halt.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

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At the end of an hour, Harry called a halt.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Ferry services to and from the island halted on Sunday.

Source: CRI Online July 2023 Collection

And, as progress against ISIS on the battlefield has been halting.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

All entertainment activities will be halted throughout the day as well.

Source: CRI Online April 2013 Collection

American surveillance planes observed that towing efforts were halted shortly after midnight.

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