HALTS

Stops the action

• Arrests

• Brakes

• Breaks in the action

• Breaks off

• Brings to a close

• Brings to a stop

• Cease-fires

• Ceases

• Ceases moving

• Ceases operating

• Cessations

• Comes to a dead stop

• Comes to a standstill

• Comes to a stop

• Cuts short

• Desists

• Discontinues

• Doesn't go on

• Ends

• Falters

• Freezes

• Freezes, perhaps

• Goes no farther

• Heeds a sentry

• Heeds the sentry

• Marchers' respites

• Obeys a sentry

• Obeys the sentry

• Puts a stop to

• Puts an end to

• Puts on the brakes

• Puts the kibosh on

• Quashes

• Quits mid-march

• Reaches a standstill

• Standstills

• Stoppages

• Stops

• Stops marching

• Stops mid-march

• Suspends

• Terminates