stand still
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stand still (third-person singular simple present stands still, present participle standing still, simple past and past participle stood still)
- (sometimes figurative) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
- 2002, Robert Jonathan Tristani, A Virtual Kill, page 303:
- Time seemed to stand still as an idea came to him. He could not outrun the car behind him, but he could outdrive his opponent. And the Fiat was more nimble.
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- standstill (noun)
- time stand still
Noun[edit]
stand still (plural stand stills)
- Obsolete spelling of standstill
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