call a halt

Idioms  

1. Order something stopped, as in It was getting too dark to see the ball, so the referee called a halt to the match, or They'd played the march four times, so the conductor called a halt to the rehearsal. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

While the TV concert remains a permanent representation of a remarkable live show run — one unlikely to be duplicated in the near future, even by someone like Taylor Swift — Cohen and Joel both agreed that the 150-show mark was the appropriate time to call a halt.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen Surovikin had last been seen in public in a video during the mutiny urging the Wagner forces to call a halt to their action.

From BBC

A Change.org petition was launched on Aug 1, demanding that Warner Bros and Universal Pictures, the studio behind "Oppenheimer", call a halt to the #Barbenheimer hashtag on social media.

From Reuters

Federal Reserve, the ECB is approaching the end of its rate increases, leading analysts to focus on whether it will raise rates again at its September meeting or call a halt.

From Seattle Times

Gen Surovikin was last seen in public in a video during the mutiny urging the Wagner forces to call a halt to their action.

From BBC