nothing happens
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- quietLacking in sound
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
silence · boredom · limbo · void · standstill · idle · uneventful · calm · empty · flat · dull · anticlimax · suspended · motionless · lull · dead air · stuck · inertia
activity/eventfulness
nothing happensall hell breaks loose
Complete disorder suddenly begins
pandemonium · commotion · activity · busy · eventful
narrative/dramatic intensity
nothing happensclimax
Point of greatest intensity
the plot thickens · action-packed · dramatic tension · excitement · thrilling
consequence/impact
nothing happensrepercussions
Indirect results of actions
transformation · upheaval · revolution · sea change · turning point