at an impasse

at an impasse

At a point or problem that is insurmountable or from which there is no possible exit, progress, or negotiation. After hours of bitter debate, the two parties were at an impasse, and the discussion was left for the following day.
See also: impasse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • impasse
  • come to an impasse
  • in conclusion
  • in summary
  • reach an accord
  • reach an agreement
  • reach an understanding
  • reach an agreement with (someone)
  • in sum
  • run into a stone wall
References in periodicals archive
Islamabad -- Syeda Abida Hussain, Former Ambassador to United States of America said that currently U.S Pakistan relations are at an impasse, US pressurizing Pakistan and closing towards India.
Pak US relations facing deadlock : Abida
Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the Illinois Legislature have been at an impasse on the state budget since last summer.
City of Chicago to finish stalled college project
Talks between House Republicans and President Barack Obama were at an impasse and rank-and-file House members headed home.
US fiscal deadlock widens
Circuit, claiming that the NLRB's finding of refusal to bargain was not supported by the evidence, which showed the two parties were at an impasse. The D.C.
Circuit's opinion, "at no point during the ten month negotiation did either party propose a compromise on union security or arbitration that was acceptable to the other party." What's more, both parties explicitly stated they believed they were at an impasse.
NLRB cannot force companies to bargain in face of clear impasse
"We have cancelled the announcement and we are at an impasse. If this is resolved, we will make an announcement.
Qatar Airways signs $6.5b deal with Airbus
Kermit Meling, chairman of the union's state bargaining team, called the state's decision that talks were at an impasse a negotiating tactic meant to start the clock so it could impose its final offer.
State, union at a stalemate
However, Northwest union representative Jeff Mathews said the union "is prepared to spend every last dime to achieve a fair contract." The union has asked the National Mediation Board to declare talks at an impasse. Northwest is trying to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection and has asked the workers to take pay cuts.
Company Watch July 2005
We have the Anglican Church of Australia at an impasse over ordaining women as bishops; a conservative parish in a liberal diocese in the United States calling a retired bishop from Newfoundland and Labrador; African Anglicans "ex-communicating" the Episcopal Church in the U.S.
Breakdown
We are at an impasse in terms of the negotiations, but that does not mean it is a dead issue.
Jag pull out of Silverstone; MOTOR RACING
Boeing has sent a letter to SPEEA declaring an impasse and citing 'substantial differences.' A spokesperson for Boeing said executives are awaiting a union response, and said that once the union agrees the talks are at an impasse, the company could impose terms of the last contract or Boeing's last offer.
Boeing/SPEEA talks reach impasse according to Boeing
A half-century of constructive "revisionism" in the study of Reconstruction has arrived at an impasse. Following the path blazed by W.
The Work of Reconstruction: From Slave to Wage labor in South Carolina, 1860-1870
It was admitted that discussions between the AMA and the national nursing associations was at an impasse as far as the registered care technologist proposal was concerned.
Hsiao report receives limited blessing
Tactically, King was at an impasse. He traveled at a staggering pace-an estimated 780,000 miles and 200 speeches a year.
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963