impede

impede

CEFR: C1-C2 /im-pede/ [ih2.m.p.iy1.d]

To impede something is to delay or block its progress or movement. When we use the word 'impede', we are talking about long-term obstacles or problems that cannot be solved in a short period of time. Here are example sentences:

Example Sentences:
Economic growth is being impeded by government regulations.
Fallen rock is impeding the progress of rescue workers.
The continued war impeded the country’s recovery.