in the way

Idioms  

1. See in one's way , def. 3.

2. in the way of . In the nature of, as in He was getting nothing in the way of pay , or They had nothing in the way of an alibi . [Mid-1600s]

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in the way

Researchers have found that the human brain begins undergoing broad changes in the way its genome is regulated starting in midlife.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

When asked by Fortune about the risk of human extinction, Altman said: "We all have a tremendous amount of responsibility, and cannot let egos or incentives for profit or anything else get in the way."

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Whatever sense of invulnerability America may have had as the world’s only superpower was shattered, and it precipitated massive changes in the way we lived, traveled and perceived ourselves.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Reece, like many blind parents, says he wants to be extra prepared for when the baby comes, "so I don't get in the way or feel like a liability".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

So far everything was working out fine, but there was one more stump in the way.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls