impede the progress of

impede the progress of
index delay, hold up (delay)

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  • Impede — Im*pede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Impeach}.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • impede — ► VERB ▪ delay or block the progress or action of. ORIGIN Latin impedire shackle the feet of , from pes foot …   English terms dictionary

  • impede — [im pēd′] vt. impeded, impeding [L impedire, to entangle, ensnare, lit., to hold the feet < in , in + pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] to bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay SYN. HINDER1 impeder n …   English World dictionary

  • progress — I n. 1) to make progress 2) to facilitate progress 3) to hinder, impede, obstruct progress 4) considerable, good, great, material; rapid; slow; smooth; spotty; steady progress 5) economic; scientific; significant; technological progress 6)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • progress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, dramatic, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant …   Collocations dictionary

  • progress — I UK [ˈprəʊɡres] / US [ˈprɑɡrəs] noun [uncountable] *** Get it right: progress: Progress is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it never comes after a ▪  it is never used in the plural Wrong: The 20th century has brought about a tremendous progress… …   English dictionary

  • progress*/*/*/ — [ˈprəʊgres] noun [U] I 1) the process of developing or improving Keep me informed about the progress of the project.[/ex] I m worried about my son s lack of progress in English.[/ex] Negotiators have made considerable progress in the peace… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • impede — [[t]ɪmpi͟ːd[/t]] impedes, impeding, impeded VERB If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. [FORMAL] [V n] Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers. Syn: hinder,… …   English dictionary

  • impede — verb your efforts to impede our progress will be unsuccessful Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down), hobble, cripple; block, check, stop, scupper, scuttle, thwart, frustrate …   Thesaurus of popular words

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