reach an impasse

Outside, the battle between water and mud has reached an impasse.

The bargain reached an impasse on the very first issue.

Talks among the parties to form a new government have reached an impasse.

If they have reached an impasse in their young relationship, neither would say so Thursday.

But a meeting between the two sides on Thursday night reached an impasse.

By the start of the 1962-1963 season, the show was reaching an impasse.

On 25 July the situation seemed to have reached an impasse.

But what I want to say about it is sometimes, as a couple, you reach an impasse.

Already, however, we have reached an impasse, and not just in Turkey.

Once again they'd reached an impasse, but in truth it really didn't matter.