impede
verb (used with object)
has been impeding
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present perfect progressiveof impede (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The person who has been impeding its arrival on the market is Ms. Burton, 56, the general counsel for and a vice president of the Hearst Corporation and the co-executor of Ms. Brown’s will.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2015
