If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an ~.
The company says it has reached an ~ in negotiations with the union.
= deadlock
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If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an ~.
The company says it has reached an ~ in negotiations with the union.
= deadlock
N-SING
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012