how to say “to stay in place” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

לַעֲמוֹד בַּמָּקוֹם

I like to be moving forward – מתקדם
– in all areas of my life. If I’m not moving forward I’m עומד במקום
– standing in place – or stagnating.

Here’s a variation of לעמוד במקום
– to stand in place – in a complete sentence:

אם אני עומד במקום, סימן שאני תקוע.

If I’m standing in place it’s a sign that I’m stuck.

לעמוד
is a simple verb of the root ע.מ.ד
.

במקום
means literally in the place.

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