Meaning of stop the job | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To completely stop all traffic.
   UK, colloquial
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, the, job.

Examples

“Blea Moor to Carlisle, derailed blocking both roads. Can you stop⟳ the job between Kirkby Stephen and Blea Moor.”

“Just one ‘in traffic’ failure in ten years for me. But it was a good ’un and stopped the job entirely for a few hours...!”

“However, any power or equipment failures ‘stop⟳ the job’ and are disruptive to railway operations.”

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