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The phrase "everything stands still" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It typically means that there is a moment of complete silence and stillness, as if time has briefly stopped. Example: As the bride walked down the aisle, everything stood still. The guests held their breath and the only sound was the soft rustle of her dress.
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Sometimes in a novel, it's like everything stands still and in one layer.
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"During a very limited period, a rabid wolf can cover fairly large distances, biting just about everything that stands still long enough to get bitten," he says.
Everything evolves, nothing stands still.
Everything is alive, nothing stands still.
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
"Without the casinos, everything in this city stands still," said Robert McDevitt, the union's president, at a news conference also attended by bellmen, porters, cashiers, cocktail servers, chefs, housekeepers and janitors.
"Time stands still yet everything turns to dust," said Miss Havisham in Great Expectations.
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