add a complication
Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words
to introduce a new problem or difficulty
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Examples (10)
- The presence of an armed gang added a major complication to the situation.
- The sudden change in regulations adds a new complication to our project timeline.
- If we don't resolve this issue now, it will add a further complication later on.
- His refusal to cooperate adds an unnecessary complication to the negotiations.
- The unexpected flight cancellation added a serious complication to our travel plans.
- We must be careful not to add any complications to what is already a delicate process.
- The new evidence has added a significant complication to the ongoing investigation.
- An unnecessary complication was added when the wrong documents were submitted.
- To add a further complication, our main supplier just went out of business.
- Why would you add such a complication by changing the plan at the last minute?