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The use of "on hold" in the guardian headline clearly conveys a temporary pause or an interruption. The use of "halted" in the NYT headline commonly means stop
by pnw_hazor 6y ago
The use of "on hold" in the guardian headline clearly conveys a temporary pause or an interruption.
The use of "halted" in the NYT headline commonly means stop or end.
halted; halting; halts
Definition of halt
(Entry 1 of 4)
intransitive verb
1 : to cease marching or journeying
2 : discontinue, terminate the project halted for lack of funds
transitive verb
1 : to bring to a stop the strike halted subways and buses
2 : to cause the discontinuance of : end halt hostilities
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halt https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halt
on hold in American English
1. in a period or state of interruption or delay the countdown was on hold
2. in a state of interruption in a telephone call, as during a transfer to another line I was on hold for five minutes
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-hold https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-h...