standstills
Traffic jam states
Standstills is the plural of standstill, a complete stop or halt in movement or activity.
Traffic comes to a standstill.
Negotiations reach a standstill.
Construction standstills during the rainy season delayed the project.
The word emphasizes cessation where progress or motion is expected.
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
halt · suspension · walkout · gridlock · logjam · talks · diplomacy · mediation
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
deadlock · snarl · logjam · rush hour · commute · intersection · highway · freeway
Prolonged economic decline
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- freezeBecome solid from cold
halt · paralysis · shutdown · crisis · depression · contraction · decline · unemployment
impasse
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
collapse · halt · suspension · walkout · gridlock · logjam · talks · diplomacy · mediation · arbitration
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
backup · deadlock · snarl · logjam · rush hour · commute · intersection · highway · freeway · bumper-to-bumper
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
freeze · halt · paralysis · shutdown · crisis · depression · contraction · decline · unemployment · austerity
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
stall · freeze · shutdown · seized · engine · motor · machinery · equipment · gears · overheating
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
standstillsprogresses
Moves forward steadily
advances · breakthroughs · headway · developments · forward motion
standstillsactivities
Things one engages in
operations · actions · bustles · commotions · hives of activity
- at a standstillCompletely without movement