screeching/crashing halt
noun
: a sudden and complete end
The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.
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There’s been a dearth of blockbusters (a consequence of the strikes and COVID, which brought production to a screeching halt).
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 June 2024
In the wake of the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, local crew members and creatives described an anemic return to production as major companies sought to slash costs and the era of Peak TV came to a screeching halt.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
And then everything came to a screeching halt and life intervened.
—Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
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Billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 June 2024
In the wake of the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, local crew members and creatives described an anemic return to production as major companies sought to slash costs and the era of Peak TV came to a screeching halt.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
And then everything came to a screeching halt and life intervened.
—Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Screeching/crashing halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching%2Fcrashing%20halt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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