stopping
Coming to rest
Stopping is the act of ceasing motion or bringing something to a halt.
A car's stopping distance depends on speed and road conditions.
In music, stopping refers to pressing a string against a fingerboard to change pitch, or blocking a horn's bell with the hand.
A stopping point is where progress pauses: Let's find a good stopping point before lunch.
Complete sudden stop
- terminationAct of ending something
- endFinal portion or cessation
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
suspension · arrest · freeze · standstill · shutdown · cutoff · closedown · wind-down
Obstruction halting movement
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
gridlock · barrier · impediment · occlusion · chokepoint · blockade · plug · dam
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
breather · respite · layover · hiatus · recess · interlude · lull · downtime
Decrease in speed
Impeding forward progress
- interceptingCatching en route
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- foilingDefeating an attempt
- checkingAct of verification
curbing · restraining · inhibiting · deterring · impeding · forestalling · heading off · warding off
halt
Complete sudden stop
- terminationAct of ending something
- endFinal portion or cessation
- conclusionEnd or deduction
discontinuation · suspension · arrest · freeze · standstill · shutdown · cutoff · closedown · wind-down · breaking off
blockage
Obstruction halting movement
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
jam · gridlock · barrier · impediment · occlusion · chokepoint · blockade · plug · dam · barricade
break
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
timeout · breather · respite · layover · hiatus · recess · interlude · lull · downtime · halftime
deceleration
Decrease in speed
skid · screech · grinding halt · pulling over · parking
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- interceptingCatching en route
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- foilingDefeating an attempt
checking · curbing · restraining · inhibiting · deterring · impeding · forestalling · heading off · warding off · staving off
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- driving safetyblind spot, braking, brake, signaling, merging
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- motion changesacceleration, deceleration, speeding up, slowing down, speedup
stoppinggoing
Moving toward somewhere
moving · proceeding · accelerating · advancing · rolling
stoppingcontinuing
Going on without stopping
resuming · proceeding · persisting · carrying on · keeping going
stoppingstarting
Initiating an action
beginning · commencing · initiating · launching · embarking
- stopping byBrief informal visit
- stopping at nothingPursuing goals without restraint
- stopping powerCapacity to halt motion
- stopping deadHalting abruptly and completely
- stopping trafficCausing passersby to stare
- stopping pointWhere something concludes