Definition
To make no progress or improvement; to be in a situation that is not advancing.
原地踏步；停滯不前
Despite their many efforts, the company still seems to be treading water.
儘管他們付出了許多努力，公司似乎仍然在原地踏步。
In academic research, if you don't have new ideas, you will soon feel like you are treading water.
在學術研究中，如果你沒有新的想法，很快就會感覺自己在原地踏步。
He felt that he was not growing in his current job and was treading water every day.
他覺得自己在目前的工作中沒有成長，每天都在原地踏步。