Zeno’s paradox
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Any of various paradoxes proposed by Zeno, dealing with change and motion.
2. The appearance of getting closer and closer to a goal, but never reaching there.
💬 Usage Examples
“It sounds like biography writing as Zeno’s paradox -- getting infinitesimally closer to the end without ever reaching it.” Jennifer Szalai; Robert Caro’s Path to Literary Power; The New York Times; Apr 11, 2019.