crashing adjective
always used before a noun informal : very bad — used to make a negative statement more forceful ▪ The book is a crashing bore. [=the book is extremely boring] ▪ The movie was a crashing failure.
a crashing halt
chiefly US : a complete and sudden end
▪ When news of the scandal broke, her career came to a crashing halt. ▪ Construction of the tunnel was brought to a crashing halt when the funds ran out.
▪ When news of the scandal broke, her career came to a crashing halt. ▪ Construction of the tunnel was brought to a crashing halt when the funds ran out.
