increasing friction

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

Refers to a growing level of disagreement.

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Examples (10)

  • There is increasing friction between the sales and marketing teams over budgets.
  • We are seeing increasing friction with our suppliers as lead times slip.
  • The merger has caused increasing friction among the board members.
  • Diplomatic missteps resulted in increasing friction between the two countries.
  • An unclear chain of command has become a source of increasing friction in the project.
  • Policies were revised amid increasing friction across departments.
  • If left unaddressed, increasing friction could derail the negotiations.
  • Customer complaints about delays are creating increasing friction with the support team.
  • He tried to mediate, but the rumors only led to increasing friction in the office.
  • The CEO acknowledged the increasing friction and called for open dialogue.