coming to a stop

Verb

come to a stop (third-person singular simple present comes to a stop, present participle coming to a stop, simple past came to a stop, past participle come to a stop)

1. To stop moving or being active; to stop.
   • The TV broadcast suddenly came to a dead stop.
2. 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.

   Synonyms:

   come to a stand