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Slow to a standstill
Answer for the clue "Slow to a standstill ", 15 letters:
grind to a halt
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic intransitive of a productive activity English) Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: get stuck , bog down , mire ]
Usage examples of grind to a halt.
Nathan roared, drawing his own weapon and starting forward, only to grind to a halt as if reaching the end of an invisible rope.
The officer what was briefin' me seemed pretty certain that the whole army will grind to a halt if all that paper work Bee is talkin' about doesn't get filled out.
Theofficer what was briefin' me seemed pretty certainthat the whole army will grind to a halt if all thatpaperwork Bee is talkin' about doesn't get filledout.
The officer what was briefin' me seemed pretty certain that the whole army will grind to a halt if all that paperwork Bee is talkin' about doesn't get filled out.
If a force was stationary, it invited destruction, so the only antidote to the dragonel was to be found in a highly mobile force that made the enemys advance grind to a halt.
But generally the charge was only held for a few minutes, and then the equipment would grind to a halt forever.
Their practice would usually grind to a halt as soon as the officer passed from view.
For an indefinite period while the wheels of justice grind to a halt in a traffic jam of cases.
In fact, it would be fair to say that without us net vigilantes, the Internet would probably grind to a halt from the load these spammers would place on it.
Whatever had hit Computer-Two was going to get the rest, and when all four were out, space flight would grind to a halt.