stand still

1. 1.

   remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile

   “Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by”

   Antonymsmove

   Narrowerfreezegrind to a halt

Questions about stand still

What does stand still mean?

stand still means "remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile".

What is the opposite of stand still?

The recorded antonyms are move.

Is stand still a common word?

stand still is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.