standing still

Example Sentences

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"Cars drive about five percent of the time. Ninety-five percent of the time they are standing still in a car park somewhere," he explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Maruthappu believes the bigger risk is standing still.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And it felt like time was standing still, even though you would think that there would be a sense that we were rushing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, he noted that FactSet isn’t standing still when it comes to AI, and he’s “optimistic about the firm’s opportunity to gain market share in wealth… and leverage AI” within its own offerings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

It is late afternoon, and we are still standing, still waiting at the detention center.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat