suspended animation
noun /səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
/səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the state of being alive but not conscious or active
- Hibernating animals survive the winter in suspended animation.
- a feeling that you cannot do anything because you are waiting for something to happen
- We waited, in a state of suspended animation, not knowing what would happen.