What Is Impeding Progress

To impede something is to delay or block its progress or movement. Carrying six heavy bags will impede your progress if you’re trying to walk across town in a hurry. Impede comes from the Latin impedire which literally means “to hold the feet,” formed from the prefix in-, (“in”) plus pes (“foot”).

What's the meaning of impeding?

Definition of impede transitive verb. : to interfere with or slow the progress of.

How do you use impeding in a sentence?

Impeding sentence example Such slags act very prejudicially by impeding the up-draught of the air and the sinking of the fuel; nor can they FIG.

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

Lead Health, Wellness & Medical Journalist

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.

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