standstill

[stand·still]

When anything comes to a standstill, it stops moving, either literally coming to a motionless stop, or ceasing to make any progress.

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A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

Noun
an interruption of normal activity

Noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"


n.
A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.


Standstill

Stand"still` , n. A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

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Usage Examples

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

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