- present tense form of impede (3rd person singular).
impedes
Example Sentences
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“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
Arctic ice impedes airborne submarine detection that works in other oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
It directly impedes the accurate compilation of labor data, a charge mandated by the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as well as by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2025
"It was little bit worrying that the scene was cleaned up so quickly because that impedes investigations," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
If I had my way about it, there would be no passports, no customs, no visitors’ passes, no anything that impedes free movement of people across the borders.
From Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Carr, Annie Roe
