ceasing

Coming to halt

Ceasing is the act of stopping or coming to an end.

The present participle of cease, it appears in phrases like without ceasing (continuously) and describes ongoing processes of termination: The rain showed no sign of ceasing.

A ceasing of hostilities marks the end of active conflict.

stillness

quieting

Making something still

calmingInducing a settled state
subsidingDecreasing in intensity
abatingBecoming less intense

dying down · ebbing · waning · fading · tapering · petering out · trailing off · slackening · easing · relenting

termination

stoppage

Interruption of flow

discontinuationFormal ending of something
terminationAct of ending something
endingFinal portion of something

halting · stopping · conclusion · closure · shutdown · discontinuance · wrap-up · windup · expiration · suspension

pause

interruption

Break in continuity

suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
abeyanceTemporary inactive state
intermissionScheduled performance pause

hiatus · lull · respite · moratorium · standstill · freeze · hold · arrest · check · delay

ceasing

quieting

stoppage

interruption

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