行ゆき止どまる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

come to a dead end; reach an impasse; get bogged down

Used for both literal dead ends (roads, paths) and figurative situations where progress stops. Often interchangeable with 行き詰まる, but 行き止まる emphasizes the physical or metaphorical endpoint.

See also: 行き詰まる

• この道みちはすぐに行ゆき止どまる。

  This road comes to a dead end soon.

• 交こう渉しょうが行ゆき止どまってしまった。

  The negotiations have reached an impasse.