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The phrase "a complete standstill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is no movement or progress at all, often in contexts related to traffic, negotiations, or processes.
Example: "Due to the heavy snowfall, the city experienced a complete standstill, with cars unable to move for hours."
Alternatives: "total halt" or "absolute stop".
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"We've come to a complete standstill".
"Business came to a complete standstill.
"It's almost as if it came to a complete standstill".
I think I was drooling — a complete standstill.
The outage brought trading in stocks, exchanged-traded funds and options to a complete standstill.
Outward-bound trade from Germany was brought to a complete standstill.
"We just missed the window, and now we've come to a complete standstill," Mr. Leh said.
"Due to the unrest, there is a complete standstill in the Egyptian real estate market," Mr. Badr said.
I remember seeing the same thing out there in 1989 and 1990, when the market went into a complete standstill".
"Talks are at a complete standstill," an Israeli military official said a few hours before the shooting and fires began.
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Most of the city comes to an almost complete standstill every day after 15:00.
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