collapse

When something works well, it tends to be forced-marched until it collapses.

It had collapsed under the weight of costly long-term property leases without enough revenue from customers to cover them.

The mother-of-six is living with other relatives in a borrowed tent, which she says collapsed on them during the recent heavy rain.

The boom – and the abrupt collapse – was no accident.

The airline agreed a short-term deal to run the service between Cornwall Airport Newquay and London Gatwick following the collapse of Easter Airways last month.