break an impasse

Frequency: 7.511.8 per million words

To end a deadlock, often suddenly or forcefully.

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  • They managed to break the impasse after hours of intense negotiations.
  • A new proposal helped to break the political impasse.
  • We need a creative solution to break this impasse.
  • The mediator's intervention was crucial to break the impasse.
  • Can we find common ground to break the current impasse?
  • Their refusal to compromise only deepened the impasse, making it harder to break.
  • After weeks of stalemate, the unexpected announcement finally broke the impasse.
  • It took a bold decision to break the long-standing impasse in the talks.
  • To break an impasse, both sides must be willing to concede.
  • The sudden breakthrough helped break the research impasse.