significantly impede
Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words
to obstruct or hinder in a noteworthy or important way
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- Heavy snowfall could significantly impede rescue efforts.
- Lack of funding will significantly impede the project's progress.
- His injury did not significantly impede his performance.
- The new regulations might significantly impede economic growth.
- Bureaucracy can often significantly impede innovation.
- Protests are expected to significantly impede traffic in the city center.
- A poor diet can significantly impede a child's development.
- Language barriers often significantly impede international communication.
- The sudden change in policy is likely to significantly impede our operations.
- Environmental factors can significantly impede the recovery of endangered species.