Standoff

Standoff or stand-off may refer to:

Deadlocked situations

 * Impasse, two sides unable to reach an agreement and deadlocked
 * Stalemate, a chess term, usede metaphorically
 * Mexican standoff, a confrontation where no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory

Arts and entertainment

 * Standoff (TV series), a 2006–2007 American drama
 * Standoff (film), a 2016 film
 * Stand Off, North American title of Whole Lotta Sole, a 2012 film
 * "Standoff" (Homeland), a TV episode
 * Standoff (video game), formerly Active Shooter

Other uses

 * Spacers and standoffs, a device that maintains a fixed distance between two objects
 * Stand Off, Alberta, a place in Canada
 * Stand-off, or five-eighth, a position in rugby league
 * Stand-off, British name for fly-half in rugby union