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

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 ● Jul. 12, 2023

He had planned to continue the march throughout most of the night; but Gurgi’s condition had worsened, obliging Taran to call a halt.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander