logjam
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈlɔɡˌdʒæm/
:
estancamiento
- The construction project faced a logjam of regulations that delayed its progress for several months.
- break the logjam
- political logjam
Examples
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Then he returned to America and pondered how to break the logjam in the peace talks.
Blog text (31) -
After nine weeks of the season, there is a logjam in the middle of the 2013 NFL Draft order.
Blog text (12) -
The states' support for that solution may break the national logjam.
Academic text (2002) -
Once Peter made it clear that he was quite open to other options, the conversational logjam broke.
Academic text (2009) -
And lastly, we'll see if this case can break the logjam between Apple and Google itself.
Blog text (17) -
The result has been a logjam in the federal circuits, as immigration appeals back up.
Academic text (2006) -
In large urban areas, crowded legal institutions and logistical logjams prolong the criminal justice process for everyone.
Academic text (1995) -
Despite a variety of ideas and proposals to fix Illinois' ailing pension systems, political logjams have halted proposed reforms.
Blog text (24) -
The negotiations over the new trade deal have created a serious logjam that needs to be resolved quickly.
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After months of disagreement, the government finally found a way to break the logjam in their budget discussions.
Synonyms
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Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
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3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
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4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
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5.9
An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process
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6.3
A situation where normal activity stops or slows because of a block
A sudden problem that stops progress and causes delay
Antonyms
Idioms
How Blocked
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Logjam is also used for problems that stop progress; think of log and jam, where a jam is something 'stuck', so a logjam is any big blockage that keeps things from moving. That's why slow talks or plans that cannot move forward are called a logjam.