virtual standstill

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

Similar to 'near standstill', meaning it has stopped in effect, if not literally.

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Examples (10)

  • Heavy traffic brought the city to a virtual standstill.
  • Negotiations between the two parties have reached a virtual standstill.
  • Due to the strike, factory production was at a virtual standstill.
  • The economy has come to a virtual standstill in recent months.
  • The project's progress ground to a virtual standstill after funding cuts.
  • After the blizzard, public transport came to a virtual standstill.
  • The debate on the new policy is at a virtual standstill.
  • A major power outage brought the entire district to a virtual standstill.
  • Innovation in that sector has been at a virtual standstill for years.
  • With no clear leadership, the organization found itself at a virtual standstill.