abrupt halt

collocation in English

meaningsofabruptandhalt

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abrupt
adjective
uk
/əˈbrʌpt/us
/əˈbrʌpt/
sudden and unexpected, and ...
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halt
noun[S]
uk
/hɒlt/us
/hɑːlt/
an occasion when something stops moving ...
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(Definition ofabruptandhaltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabrupt halt

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But such collaboration came to anabrupthalt.
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This would mean a ratherabrupthaltto the change in progress.
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This duet, in contrast, places a cadenza near the beginning of a section, bringing any momentum towards closure to anabrupthalt.
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The book comes to anabrupthaltin this chapter, since the brief conclusion to chap. 8 also serves as the conclusion to the whole book.
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There was some hope that the figures were declining, but the figures for 1995 brought anabrupthaltto that decline.
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Nevertheless, once in a while one has to come to anabrupthaltand say that the matter has to be dealt with.
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He said that, once in a while, there is a policy that must come to anabrupthalt.
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In the event, growth of demand slowed down in the 1960s and came to anabrupthaltin 1974.
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As you can well imagine, this brought our meeting to anabrupthalt.
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Will there be a rescue scheme for those genuine providers who have been left high and dry by those who have fraudulently brought the scheme to anabrupthalt?
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In 1994, however, a serious car accident brought her workouts to anabrupthalt.
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Because the tire will be at an unintended angle, the vehicle will come to anabrupthalt, damaging the tires.
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The steady increase in business came to anabrupthalttowards the start of 2009.
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Manufacturing came to anabrupthaltor was severely cut back due the dwindling demand for products.
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This study came to anabrupthaltwhen many of the monkeys died from perforated ulcers.
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Users step on to a series of rollers which decelerate them slowly, rather than theabrupthaltwhich would otherwise take place.
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Many streets come to anabrupthaltwhen reaching the river and continue on the other side without a connecting bridge.
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The period of steady economic recovery came to anabrupthaltin 1932 as the country entered another devastating war.
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Worse yet, during the three-year war, racecourses were requisitioned for military training and horse racing came to anabrupthalt.
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Contrary to reports, the train did not derail (that is, come off the tracks) but came to anabrupthalt.
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