come to a halt

come to a halt (third-person singular simple present comes to a halt, present participle coming to a halt, simple past came to a halt, past participle come to a halt)

1. (intransitive, of an activity) To come to a standstill.
   • 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

     Frank was thrown around like a sack of potatoes in the boot as Queenie raced down the roads. Finally the little car came to a halt. SCREECH!