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Business English vocabulary · Phone and Video Calls

Frozen

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈfroʊzən/adjectiveCore term

In business english, frozen means: Not moving on a video call because of a bad connection, so the picture stops while the sound or the call may continue.

In Turkish: donmuş, takılmış

How it is used

One of the most common phrases on video calls: 'You're frozen', 'I think Ali has frozen', 'My screen froze'. It is usually followed by advice such as turning off the camera or rejoining the call.

Example sentences

  1. Sorry, you're frozen. Could you turn your camera off and try again?

  2. Ahmet's screen has frozen; let's wait a moment for him to rejoin.

Common collocations

  • you're frozen
  • the screen has frozen
  • frozen screen
  • keep freezing
  • break upOn a phone or video call, to sound unclear or cut in and out because of a weak signal or a poor internet connection.
  • drop offTo leave an online meeting or call before it ends, either on purpose or because the connection is lost.
  • background noiseSounds around a speaker, such as traffic, typing or other people talking, that make a call or recording harder to hear.
  • muteTo switch off your own microphone, or someone else's, on a call so that the others cannot hear any sound from it.

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