Phrases Phrases for Handling Conflicts or Disagreements

I think we've reached an impasse.

B2

Meaning

I think we're stuck and can't proceed.

Example sentences

John: I'm not sure where to go from here.

Alice: I agree. I think we've reached an impasse.

John: We need a different approach then.

Alice: Exactly. It's clear we're stuck here. Let's step back and look at this from a different perspective; it seems like we've reached an impasse.