standstill

From stand +‎ still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“standstill”), German Stillstand (“standstill”), Danish stilstand (“standstill”).

standstill (countable and uncountable, plural standstills)

1. complete immobility; halt

   The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.

   • 2012, James C. Spohrer, ‎Louis E. Freund, Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering

     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.

• deadlock
• grind
• halt
• idle
• impasse

• motion
• movement

• standstill agreement

• stillstand