When something is in a standstill, it's not moving or happening at all. Traffic is usually in a standstill when there is a traffic jam.
The company is in a standstill because the CEO resigned.
The construction project is in a standstill because the workers haven't been able to find the right materials.
noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
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noun
an interruption of normal activity
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The situation goes to a standstill.
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I like the idea of a standstill.
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The bilateral relations standstill is in effect.
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The Hartal took the country to a complete standstill.
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The manufacturing of banduras has ground to a standstill.
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Activities in the Netherlands came to a standstill during the war.
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In the songs you mention, there is a standstill in the blues difference.
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Dr. Doomsday has fought the JLA to a standstill in the past.
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Eventually the object would come to a standstill at the center of the Earth.
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For the first two years, the competing archbishops fought to a standstill.