Meaning of come to a stop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To stop moving or being active; to stop.
2. To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.

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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.”

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