suffer a setback

Examples (10)

• His research has suffered a temporary setback.
• The company suffered a major setback when its new product failed.
• After the accident, the athlete suffered a significant setback in his recovery.
• Their plans to expand globally suffered an unexpected setback due to the trade dispute.
• If the economy continues to decline, many businesses will suffer severe setbacks.
• Despite suffering a minor setback early on, the team managed to win the championship.
• He has suffered numerous setbacks throughout his career but always bounced back.
• We cannot afford to suffer another setback if we want to meet the deadline.
• The project was going smoothly until it suffered a technical setback last week.
• Any delay in funding would cause the humanitarian effort to suffer a serious setback.