Sentence examples for almost complete standstill from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost complete standstill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where progress or movement is significantly hindered or halted, but not entirely stopped.
Example: "Due to the heavy snowfall, traffic was at an almost complete standstill for several hours."
Alternatives: "near total halt" or "practically frozen movement".

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Most of the city comes to an almost complete standstill every day after 15:00.

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Gridlock in Congress has kept legislative action of almost any kind at a complete standstill, while the nation's aging infrastructure continues to disintegrate.

"It's almost as if it came to a complete standstill".

She recalls this time with long pauses as if she were about to come to a complete standstill.

"We've come to a complete standstill".

"Business came to a complete standstill.

I think I was drooling — a complete standstill.

Well, almost complete.

Almost complete!

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.

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