stand still

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" freeze, stop dead - stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" get stuck, grind to a halt, mire, bog down - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"