standstill
/ˈstændˌstɪl/ noun B2- A complete immobility; a halt. · The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.
Plural standstills
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At a certain corner he came to a standstill, proposing to himself the question of turning back toward the showy and fashionable restaurant in which he usually dined on the evenings of his especial luxury.
They were piling up their score all the time and we were at a standstill.
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