come to a standstill

Synonyms

freeze grind to a halt

Antonyms

launce drag on colonise

Examples

Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill. Jean Sasson

Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As a result, I tend to be pretty conservative. Johann Rupert

It is indeed ironic that on one hand where the entire film industry has come to a standstill, opportunists are leaving no stone unturned to make the pandemic into a film. Source: Internet

Construction of monumental temple architecture had come to a standstill after Jayavarman VIIth reign. Source: Internet

I was at that rally I thought may be Lusaka would come to a standstill but it was like supporters of kalikeka rangers. Source: Internet

“If this had happened on a straight section of track, all that would have happened is everybody would have got a jolt and a shock and the train would have come to a standstill upright. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

come to a standstill

Close letter words and terms

come to a pretty pass come to a realization come to a stand come to a sticky end come to a stop come to accept