had been impeding
- past perfect progressive of impede.
Example Sentences
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That approval came over a chorus of protests, including some lodged by police and fire officials who asserted the driverless vehicles had been impeding traffic in emergencies during a testing phase.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Pedestrians had been "impeding traffic and causing too many accidents and deaths", one traffic police official said.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2014
