escape a momentumless state

/ɪˈskeɪp ə ˈmoʊmən(t)ləs steɪt/

verb phrase

  1. to get out of a situation in which there is no progress, energy, or forward movement

    C1

    transitive; formal or abstract

    • "The project was stuck for months, but a new leader helped it escape a momentumless state."B2
    • "She changed her daily routine to escape a momentumless state in her career."C1

Common mistakes

  • escape from a momentumless state→escape a momentumless state

    Escape can take the thing or situation directly as its object, although escape from is also possible in other constructions.

Collocations

escape a rutregain momentummake progressbreak out of stagnation

Word family

escapemomentummomentumlessstagnation