come to a standstill

[for something] to slow down and finally stop; to stop completely. (Usually refers to something that is progressing, such as work, traffic, negotiations.) As the strike began, the production line came to a standstill. At the height of rush hour, traffic comes to a standstill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Finbar	FIN-bar	Irish
Anton	AHN-tawn (German), ahn-TON (Russian, Ukrainian), AHN-ton (Finnish)	German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedo
Bohuslav	bo-hoo-SLAHV (Ukrainian)	Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Ike	IEK	English
Lindsay	['linzi]
Rosamond	ROZ-ə-mund	English