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Ann225 Posted 5 years ago
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Break the deadlock

Hi,

Can ‘break the deadlock’ be used when you’re working on a project where you keep encountering one obstacle after another?

“After two days of failing to take the project to the next stage, I finally broke the deadlock and got the right results.”

Or is it only used when two sides are negotiating and after reaching an impasse over and over again, they eventually move forward?

Thank you.

  

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Ann225 Can ‘break the deadlock’ be used when you’re working on a project where you keep encountering one obstacle after another? No. There has to be a deadlock for you to break, and a deadock requires two opposing things.

— Anonymous

  • Ann225 Can ‘break the deadlock’ be used when you’re working on a project where you keep encountering one obstacle after another?
  • No.
  • There has to be a deadlock for you to break, and a deadock requires two opposing things.
  • ” You can "make a breakthrough".
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Ann225Can ‘break the deadlock’ be used when you’re working on a project where you keep encountering one obstacle after another?

No. There has to be a deadlock for you to break, and a deadock requires two opposing things.

Ann225“After two days of failing to take the project to the next stage, I finally broke the deadlock and got t
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Deadlock is used when there are two opposing sides that have not been able to agree on a way forward.

It is also used in sports where the teams are evenly matched and the score is tied and each side is trying their best to get ahead.

Perhaps you mean "logjam."

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