stalled

[US]/stɔ:ld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. stop moving or making progress; come to a standstill
adj. not making progress; stuck in a deadlock

Phrases & Collocations

stalled rotor

Example Sentences

The car stalled on the freeway.

The post is stalled fast in the ground.

The engine stalled suddenly.

her car stalled at the crossroads.

putting a stalled project back on track.

the government has stalled the much-needed project.

inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.

she drove with reckless speed, slaloming in and out of the stalled cars.

his career had stalled, hers taken off.

Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.

It is bleak reality of a stalled car and spinning wheels imping on the neat time schedule of our self-importance.

Real-world Examples

But that offensive has now stalled.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2015

Well, talks in Vienna on that have been stalled.

Source: NPR News August 2021 Compilation

Russian forces have been stalled amid battles with Ukrainians.

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2022

If so, then the currency volatility of recent months may have stalled these grand designs.

Source: The Economist - China

That left the president’s agenda effectively stalled says Allan Lichtman.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

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