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standstill
stand·still S0704600 (stănd′stĭl′)n. Complete cessation of activity or progress: Work came to a standstill.standstill (ˈstændˌstɪl) na complete cessation of movement; stop; halt: the car came to a standstill. stand•still (ˈstændˌstɪl)
n. a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop. [1695–1705] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"deadlock, impasse, stalemate, dead endsituation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | | 2. | standstill - an interruption of normal activitytie-up, standstop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
standstillnoun halt, stop, stand Production is more or less at a standstill.standstillnounThe condition of being stopped:cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stop, stoppage, surcease.Translationsstandstill (ˈstӕndstil) : be at, come to, reach a standstill to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc. The traffic was at a standstill. 靜止，停頓 静止，停顿 standstill
bring (someone or something) to a standstillTo cause a person or thing to stop. The speeding police car, with its flashing lights and siren, brought all the other drivers to a standstill. A sudden reduction in funding brought our research to a standstill.See also: bring, standstillcome to a haltTo stop abruptly. Every driver came to a halt as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. Our research came to a halt after a sudden reduction in funding.See also: come, haltcome to a standstillTo stop. All the other drivers came to a standstill as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. Our research came to a standstill after a sudden reduction in funding.See also: come, standstillstand stillA command for one to stop moving. Stand still so I can look at your cut. Stand still! Quit squirming!See also: stand, stilla standstillA period in which something is stopped or halted. The speeding police car, with its flashing lights and siren, brought all the other drivers to a standstill Our research came to a standstill after a sudden reduction in funding.See also: standstillbring something to a standstillto cause a process or a job to reach a point at which it must stop. The accident brought the work to a standstill. The strike brought construction to a standstill.See also: bring, standstillcome to a haltto stop; to slow down and stop. Slowly, the train came to a halt. After the bus came to a halt, more people got on.See also: come, haltcome to a standstill[for something] to slow down and finally stop; to stop completely. (Usually refers to something that is progressing, such as work, traffic, negotiations.) As the strike began, the production line came to a standstill. At the height of rush hour, traffic comes to a standstill.See also: come, standstillcome to a haltAlso, come to a standstill. Stop, either permanently or temporarily. For example, The sergeant ordered the men to come to a halt, or With the strike, construction came to a standstill. Both terms employ come to in the sense of "arrive at" or "reach," a usage dating from the 10th century. Also see come to, def. 2. See also: come, haltgrind to a ˈhalt/ˈstandstill, come to a grinding ˈhalt stop slowly: All work on the building has ground to a halt because of a shortage of materials. ♢ Every Friday night traffic comes to a grinding halt in Hammersmith.This idiom refers to the way a very large machine slowly stops working, with some of its parts grinding (= rubbing) together.See also: grind, halt, standstillSee standstill
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standstill[′stan‚stil] (astronomy) An interval in the cycle of a variable star during which its brightness remains nearly constant. standstill
standstill [stand´stil] cessation of motion, as of the heart (cardiac standstill) or chest (respiratory standstill).stand·still (stand'stil), Cessation of activity.standstill
Related to standstill: Standstill AgreementSynonyms for standstillnoun haltSynonymsSynonyms for standstillnoun the condition of being stoppedSynonyms- cessation
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- halt
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
Synonyms for standstillnoun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possibleSynonyms- deadlock
- impasse
- stalemate
- dead end
Related Wordsnoun an interruption of normal activitySynonymsRelated Words |