Meaning of come to a stop | Babel Free
Definitions
- To stop moving or being active; to stop.
- To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.
Equivalents
Italiano
incagliarsi
Examples
“The TV broadcast suddenly came to a stop.”
“The car came to a stop in front of the house, and the front door opened, and a little girl—My sister, I thought, as if such a thing were as rare as a white elephant—came bounding out, the dark ringlets of her hair bouncing as she descended the porch steps and stopped to stare at me.”
“The renovation effort came to a juddering stop due to a lack of funding.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.