speed bump

NOUN

hindrance to speeding

Synonyms

WEAK

Botts' dots silent policeman sleeping policeman

Example Sentences

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This “speed bump” was implemented in September 2022 when the yuan faced renewed downward pressure amid a surging dollar and a slowing Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Tuesday he would expect a “speed bump or recalibration or slowdown” at some point this year, and flagged the U.S. midterm elections and “populist uncertainty” potentially introducing new risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

And unlike their trips down the skeleton run, their path to the altar hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nissan has also faced numerous other speed bumps in recent years, including the 2018 arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn, who later fled Japan concealed in an audio equipment box.

From Barron's

“I’m saying it doesn’t make any difference. Dead or alive, we have to get by this prehistoric speed bump or we’re going to die on this road. One way or the other we’re dead.”

From Literature