hitch
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4.2
- noun
- /hɪtʃ/
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contratiempo
- We encountered a hitch during the presentation, but we managed to recover quickly.
There's some, there's some hitch in your operating system that that requires redress.
- There's some, there's some hitch in your operating system that that requires redress.
- All of that going on, all these intersections, all of it happening and all of it flows without a hitch.
Examples
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I think there might be a small hitch.
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I want everything to go off without a hitch starting tomorrow morning.
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Well, there was a little hitch at one point, but that kind of thing happens.
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My best friend had her wedding, and it went off without a hitch.
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You are going to make sure my latest project goes off without a hitch.
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The wedding went off without a hitch, and sandwiches and board games followed the ceremony.
Blog text (15) -
There were, however, two little hitches before he could do any of this.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Well, nothing in this world proceeds without a hitch," Jeff replied.
Fiction book (1999) -
Everything must go off without a hitch with the least possible delay... but it shouldn't be hurried.
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The actual reburial of the remains in the mound went off without a hitch amid the quiet rain.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
25
4.6
An unexpected problem that delays a plan
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7.7
An unexpected problem that makes a plan or situation more difficult
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5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
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3.7
A small problem that slows progress for a short time
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5.9
An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process
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3.2
A problem that slows progress in a project
A small unexpected delay in a planned schedule
A sudden problem that stops plans from happening
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A knot that ties a rope to a pole or another rope to stop it sliding one way
- Specialized
A knot for tying one rope temporarily to the middle of another rope or to a loop
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hitch comes from an old idea of a small catch or hook that 'stops' something moving smoothly. So a 'hitch' is a small problem or delay that slows progress.