birth pangs

Frequency: 4.83.7 per million words

Figurative: the difficult processes that happen when something new is starting.

pangADJECTIVE + pang

Categories:

birth

Examples (10)

  • The birth pangs of the new technology were intense.
  • Start-up companies often experience severe birth pangs.
  • Developing a new policy involves many birth pangs.
  • The country is going through the birth pangs of a democratic transition.
  • Despite the initial birth pangs, the project is now thriving.
  • Every major societal change comes with its own birth pangs.
  • The early stages of the company were characterized by significant birth pangs.
  • We are witnessing the birth pangs of a new global economic order.
  • Overcoming the birth pangs requires resilience and strong leadership.
  • The reform process faced intense birth pangs from conservative elements.