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come to a stop

Verb

Meaning

To stop moving or being active; to stop.
The TV broadcast suddenly came to a stop.

To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.
The renovation effort came to a juddering stop due to a lack of funding.

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In match sprints riders may come to a stop by performing a track stand in which they balance the bicycle on the sloped surface while keeping their feet locked into the pedals. Source: Internet

In classical physics, when a ball is rolled slowly up a large hill, it will come to a stop and roll back, because it doesn't have enough energy to get over the top of the hill to the other side. Source: Internet

But for whatever reason, they figured the economy had to come to a stop before we could get to the table and start talking,” said Manny Dosange, a spokesperson for the United Truckers Association. Source: Internet

The need to come to a stop behind the throwing arc limits both how close the athlete can come to the line before the release as well as the maximum speed achieved at the time of release. Source: Internet

Officers arrived to the Sixteen Foot Bank crash where a black car had left the road and come to a stop in a nearby field. Source: Internet

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