standstill en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstændˌstɪl/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈstɛən(d)ˌstɪɫ] æ-raising, US, Canada
- (Texas) audio Austin
Etymology
From stand + still, a deverbal from stand still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“a standstill”), German Stillstand (“a standstill”), Danish stilstand (“a standstill”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A complete immobility; a halt.
For the caller the advantage relies on a fast solution of his service request, leading to less standstill and non-productive periods for the service customer.
2012, James C. Spohrer, Louis E. Freund, Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering:[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
1960 March, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 184:The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.
Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.
1955 December, H. A. Vallance, “The Highland Centenary—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 859:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| standstills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Synonyms
deadlock · stalemate · idle · dead stand · halt · impasse · stand · grind
Translations (63)
ka შეწყვეტა (complete immobility) · es detención (complete immobility) · ru просто́й (complete immobility) · bg безде́йствие (complete immobility) · hu üzemszünet (complete immobility) · nl stilstand (complete immobility) · ia paralyse (complete immobility) · de Stillstand (complete immobility) · mk безде́јствие (complete immobility) · ru остано́вка (complete immobility) · fr immobilisation (complete immobility) · ka გაჩერება (complete immobility) · it stasi (complete immobility) · hu bénultság (complete immobility) · es detenimiento (complete immobility) · it vicolo cieco (complete immobility) · ro imobilizat (complete immobility) · fr paralysie (complete immobility) · hu szünetelés (complete immobility) · ja 停頓 (complete immobility) · ro oprit (complete immobility) · pdt Stellstaunt (complete immobility) · da stilstand (complete immobility) · it punto morto (complete immobility) · vi bế tắc (complete immobility) · hu nyugalmi állapot/helyzet (complete immobility) · eo halto (complete immobility) · es parada (complete immobility) · mi whakamāraritanga (complete immobility) · ca parada (complete immobility) · vi dừng (complete immobility) · cmn 停頓 /停顿 (complete immobility) · hu leállás (complete immobility) · hu mozdulatlanság (complete immobility) · ia immobilisation (complete immobility) · hu holtpont (complete immobility) · fr arrêt (complete immobility) · gl paralización (complete immobility) · fi pysähtyminen (complete immobility) · ru безде́йствие (complete immobility) · fr surplace (complete immobility) · no stillstand (complete immobility) · it blocco (complete immobility) · la immobilizatio (complete immobility) · ka შეჩერება (complete immobility) · it fermo (complete immobility) · ca aturada (complete immobility) · ka უმოქმედობა (complete immobility) · hu megállás (complete immobility) · it stallo (complete immobility) · pt paralisação (complete immobility) · az durğunluq (complete immobility) · pl zastój (complete immobility) · mk за́стој (complete immobility) · it stanca (complete immobility) · it fermata (complete immobility) · ka უძრაობა (complete immobility) · mk бе́здејство (complete immobility) · bg засто́й (complete immobility) · ja 停止 (complete immobility) · ru засто́й (complete immobility) · ga stad (complete immobility) · it arresto (complete immobility)