deadlock
noun
a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate.
have deadlocked
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present perfectof deadlock.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Negotiations among the seven states on how to deal with shortages have deadlocked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
Contract negotiations between those railroads and unions representing 115,000 of their workers have deadlocked after more than two years.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022
But talks have deadlocked over the details of Chinese purchases of U.S. farm products and plans for the removal of Trump’s tariffs on $360 billion in Chinese goods.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2019
Two juries have deadlocked on whether to convict a different man in her death.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
The bilateral negotiations have deadlocked because the North ramped up its tactic of giving priority to its calls for the lifting of sanctions and security guarantees for its regime while delaying denuclearization.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
