Came to a temporary standstill

• No longer moving
• Gained time by trickery
• Put off the inevitable
• Making no progress
• Caused a traffic jam
• Stuck on a shoulder, say
• Conked out
• Sputtered, as an engine

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vb. (en-past of: stall )

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Stalled is a 2013 British zombie comedy film directed by Christian James. It stars Dan Palmer, who also wrote the screenplay, as a man confined to a bathroom stall after zombies attack. Produced by Richard Kerrigan and Daniel Pickering , the film's cast ...