| 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 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-h... |