ins Stocken geraten

to come to a standstill

Türkçe: sekteye uğramak

Noun

das Stocken n.

Verb

geraten

Topic

Zeit und Ablauf

In a sentence

Which form of geraten fills the gap?

Wegen des Streiks sind die Bauarbeiten am Bahnhof ins Stocken ____.

How it is used

Means that a process slows down or stops for a time. Neutral to formal, common in news about negotiations, traffic and projects. 'Stocken' is a nominalised verb, so it is capitalised.

Other collocations built on geraten

• in Abhängigkeit geraten von+Dat.to become dependent on
• außer Atem geratento get out of breath
• in Aufregung geratento get excited/agitated
• in Aufruhr geratento fall into turmoil
• in Bedrängnis geratento get into a difficult situation
• in Begeisterung geratento become enthusiastic
• in Brand geratento catch fire
• in Ekstase geratento go into ecstasy

All 28 collocations built on geraten

More from Zeit und Ablauf

• seinen Rhythmus findento find one's rhythm
• eine Folge sein von+Dat.to be a result of something
• etw. in den Kalender eintragento put something in the calendar
• eine Frist setzento set a deadline
• etw. Revue passieren lassento look back over something

All collocations in Zeit und Ablauf