reach an impasse

to progress to the point that a barrier stops further progress. When negotiations with management reached an impasse, the union went on strike. The discussion reached an impasse and no one was able to propose a compromise.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tea	TE-ah (Finnish)	Croatian, Slovene, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish
Wilfried	VIL-freet	German
Iefan	-	Welsh
Wigbrand	-	Ancient Germanic
Konstantyn	kawn-STAHN-tin	Polish
Britt	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish