impede
verb (used with object)
has impeded
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present perfectof impede (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Economic and political weakness has impeded the growth of top-level football. Only with the transition to the current US ownership is the transformation from non-self-sufficient sports clubs to fully-fledged businesses taking place."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
But since the exam, the lawsuit said, Meazure has impeded the State Bar’s attempts to investigate its failures and “employed delay and deny tactics to prevent the State Bar from obtaining full and critical information.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
Post-communist Albania has struggled to fight corruption, which has impeded the country’s democratic, economic and social development.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Thus, identifying a consistent and safe target has impeded the success of most CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors at the first phase of development.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
Since the coal has to be shipped in from distant points, its high price has impeded manufacturing.
From The Western United States A Geographical Reader by Harold W. (Harold Wellman) Fairbanks
