impeded; impeding
: to interfere with or slow the progress of
impeder
noun
Examples of impede in a Sentence
He claims that economic growth is being impeded by government regulations.
The soldiers could not impede the enemy's advance.
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Protesters should remain on sidewalks where possible and avoid impeding traffic or emergency access, Honeycutt said.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The union leader — whose organization represents approximately 750,000 people — is accused of conspiracy to impede an officer.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Monday, June 9 David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California (SEIU), is facing one charge of felony conspiracy to impede an officer after he was arrested by federal officers on Friday, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Earlier that day, a large rally had been held in nearby Grant Park, in protest of the arrest of David Huerta, a Los Angeles labor leader who was being held in federal custody for conspiracy to impede an officer during an immigration raid on a Los Angeles business on Friday.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The union leader — whose organization represents approximately 750,000 people — is accused of conspiracy to impede an officer.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Monday, June 9 David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California (SEIU), is facing one charge of felony conspiracy to impede an officer after he was arrested by federal officers on Friday, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Earlier that day, a large rally had been held in nearby Grant Park, in protest of the arrest of David Huerta, a Los Angeles labor leader who was being held in federal custody for conspiracy to impede an officer during an immigration raid on a Los Angeles business on Friday.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for impede
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“Impede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impede. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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impede
verb
im·pede
im-ˈpēd 
impeded; impeding
: to interfere with the movement or progress of
impeder
noun
Etymology
from Latin impedire "to hinder, get in the way of," literally, "to bind or hold the feet of," derived from im-, in- "in, into" and ped-, pes "foot" — related to pedestrian
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