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What does grind to a halt mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a productive activity) Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
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We are not yet at the stage of an ultra-violent economic slowdown with a recession, leading everyone to grind to a halt.
There is the danger that the political process of democratization will grind to a halt.
Will the new Member States support further integration, or will integration grind to a halt?
It just isn't right that initiatives that work should grind to a halt because their budgets aren't renewed.
Agriculture and transport account for the bulk of world's oil consumption, and some day food production as we know it will grind to a halt.
Even if negotiations grind to a halt, the possibilities for dialogue are not exhausted.

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