no decisions
Stalled at crossroads
No decisions describes a state where choices aren't being made or required.
Someone in no decisions mode is avoiding or deferring judgment calls, often as a form of mental rest: I'm on vacation—no decisions until Monday.
The phrase can also characterize meetings or situations that produce no actionable outcomes.
Delay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
fence-sitting · second-guessing · flip-flopping · equivocation · ambivalence · irresolution · shilly-shallying · teetering
Complete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- haltComplete sudden stop
stalemate · logjam · bottleneck · status quo · inaction · paralysis · limbo · holding pattern
Openness to multiple interpretations
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- unknownNot yet discovered
open-ended · unresolved · pending · up in the air · unclear · hanging · unsettled · undetermined
Resistance to altered motion
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- complianceAdhering to requirements
deference · nonresistance · abdication · avoidance · deferral · hands-off · laissez-faire · going with the flow
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
waffling · fence-sitting · second-guessing · flip-flopping · equivocation · ambivalence · irresolution · shilly-shallying · teetering · prevarication
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
halt · stalemate · logjam · bottleneck · status quo · inaction · paralysis · limbo · holding pattern · treading water
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- limboState of uncertain waiting
unknown · open-ended · unresolved · pending · up in the air · unclear · hanging · unsettled · undetermined · undecided
inertia
Resistance to altered motion
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
compliance · deference · nonresistance · abdication · avoidance · deferral · hands-off · laissez-faire · going with the flow · path of least resistance
- meeting problemsinterrupting, rambling, off-topic, tangents, overrunning
no decisionsresolution
Formal decision or determination
decisive action · determination · rulings · closure · decisions
decision, decide, decided, deciding, decides, decisive, decisively, indecisive, indecision