to a stop

idiom

: to a state in which one is no longer moving
The car skidded/slowed to a stop.

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In Little Cottonwood Canyon about 10 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, traffic had already slowed to a stop because of heavy snow on Saturday when an avalanche hit the area. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 This ought to be beneficial when bringing the hefty little dual-sport to a stop. New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024 Reduce regenerative brake force EVs use regenerative braking to recoup kinetic energy as the vehicle slows to a stop. Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 The responding trooper saw the vehicle in question and collided with the driver head-on in order to bring him to a stop. Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to a stop 

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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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