It can also be the quickest way to kill a plot's momentum and get your story bogged down in detail.

Tilting the wing back up as he fought to kill his forward momentum.

If the exposition is too didactic, it can kill the plot's momentum.

"I totally killed our momentum when I got that penalty."

They could have killed the movement's momentum by arresting a few leaders.

A final puff of thrusters killed the cutter's last momentum.

Ireland looked to have killed their own momentum after Murray's pass went to nobody in particular.

The delay could have killed the Islanders' momentum, but they scored 45 seconds after play resumed.

One of the ships was coming close, growing larger and larger until they killed their momentum just a few meters away.

The penalty killed their momentum and the drive.