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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call a halt

She told the outlet that, as it was happening, she hoped someone on the production side would call a halt to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

At one point in the morning search, an AFP reporter at the scene saw the diggers call a halt to their work.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

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 ● Aug. 11, 2023

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 ● Jul. 27, 2023

“It is time to call a halt to the practice of allowing houses to deteriorate while building further houses which are then allowed to deteriorate,” argued the organization.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson