The film itself moves with a zombie - like gait, lurching forward and coming to dead halts before lumbering on. (ocregister.com)
They even snickered and made jokes about your late - night dates and weekend excursions coming to a dead halt once the baby arrived. (thebabycorner.com)
At the horizon itself, time appears to us to come to a dead halt. (discovermagazine.com)