delayed blowback
- noun
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- The new sanctions risk delayed blowback for years, impacting allies and markets.
Examples
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The company's cost-cutting measures led to delayed blowback when customer trust finally eroded.
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Experts warned that hasty decisions could produce delayed blowback long after the policy ends.
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The delayed blowback from the new policy was unexpected.
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Many companies face delayed blowbacks after implementing drastic changes.
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Experts warned that hasty decisions could produce delayed blowback long after the policy ends.
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The company's cost-cutting measures led to delayed blowback when customer trust finally eroded.
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Many companies face delayed blowbacks after implementing drastic changes.
Synonyms
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6.7
Bad effects that happen after an event and cause problems
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6.7
An indirect effect of an action that often appears later and is not expected
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6.8
A strong negative reaction from people after an action or decision
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5.1
A result that appears after an event, often some time later
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An action or plan that produces an unwanted result often making things worse
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6.8
To have an unexpected negative result that hurts the person who did it
The continuing effects after a big event that often cause problems
A strong negative public reaction that follows an action or policy
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Morphology
The noun 'blowback' denotes a negative reaction or unintended consequence and 'delayed' means postponed, so the combined adjective+noun composition straightforwardly yields 'postponed negative consequences'. This is a regular compositional pattern (ADJ + NOUN) and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Delayed blowback borrows the literal image of a push coming back later: blowback means a strong push back and delayed means it happens after a pause. So the phrase now often means a 'negative reaction' or bad result that appears some time after an action.