also: ゆきづまり
The negotiations are showing a complete deadlock.
この問題は行き詰まりに達した。
This problem has reached an impasse.
The negotiations fell into a deadlock.
We broke through the deadlock with a new idea.
The project reached an impasse due to lack of funds.
Variant with 詰り instead of 詰まり; less common but still encountered.
Alternate reading ゆきづまり; rarely used. The common reading is いきづまり.
Abbreviated variant; very rare.
Abbreviated form omitting き; rare in modern usage.