行き詰まる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 行き詰まる is read いきづまる. It means reaching an impasse or getting stuck so that progress stops.
• Basic usage: It describes a stalled plan being reviewed from the start and stalled research prompting a search for other materials.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A stalled plan
  • 計画が行き詰まった means the plan could no longer progress and had to be reviewed.
• Repeated research impasses
  • 研究に行き詰まるたび means that each time the research got stuck, different materials were sought.