The phrase "a doldrums" is not correct in written English; it should be "the doldrums." You can use it to describe a state of stagnation or inactivity, often in a context related to feelings of boredom or lack of progress.
Example: "After months of working on the same project without any results, I found myself in the doldrums."
Alternatives: "a slump" or "a standstill."
It's a doldrums period that's probably tied to the economy and everyone's fear of things getting worse.
Yet in the first batch of primaries, turnout over all has not increased from 2008, supposedly a doldrums year, though there are no competing Democratic contestants this time.
Sylvia's husband, Pierre Laurent Grevilll), whose career had been stuck in a doldrums of polite reviews and negligible sales, benefits enormously from the connection.
3D printing is in a bit of a doldrums.
Initial coin offering and cryptocurrency markets may be stuck in a doldrums, but the enterprise blockchain space continues to plow new ground with Hyperledger and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance announcing a new collaborative framework on Monday.
By doing what Nintendo does best – the appropriation and reorganization of popular gaming culture to a whimsical and family friendly end – they can survive what can only be termed a doldrums.
Now — with Syria, the Crimea, and other divisions — the United States and Russia are back in a "doldrum" resembling the Cold War, said Allison.
I can tell you a little secret weapon I have for keeping myself inspired and ever-so-slightly gleeful on a doldrum-ish day.
As Helvetica Black, whose Beryl the Peril demeanor and ingenious nickname ("Typeface") enliven many a doldrum, this pint-size Christina Ricci is a real find.
Spoken word has long been in a doldrum but that is changing.
While the fish it contains can provide seemingly endless amounts of nutrition -- and a sailing vessel caught in a doldrum can remain becalmed for days on end -- a tsunami like the one that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004 can kill nearly a quarter of a million people.
