Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with halt in American Collocation
halt
noun
singular
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/hɔlt/
abrupt
complete
grinding
premature
screeching
sudden
temporary
The houe-building boom came to an abrupt halt at the start of the recession.
ask for a halt
call for
demand
order
They called for an immediate halt to the deportation of asylum seekers.
when somebody or something makes something stop
bring
call
force
put
Lack of funds brought a halt to a number of initiatives.
The campaign put a halt to further expansion of the town.