Under these conditions, stars gradually approach, but never quite reach, a condition of zero rotation.
Smaller stars reach a point where gravity can compress them no further.
The real tragedy is low aims, not having a star to reach for.
Now the stars had reached a sort of formation, an array scattered over the sky, though still so distant they showed only as points.
We have reached the stars, but the stars cannot reach us.
The star has reached the asymptotic giant branch of its evolution.
The star at the top marks the record high apogee reached by Gemini 11.
By this means, a star will gradually approach, but never quite reach, the state of zero rotation.
The star high school athlete has reached a level of prominence that few people attain.
Our binary stars reached stability a billion years later.