gum up

Example Sentences

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That gums up efforts to get planes out on time.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is gumming up private-equity’s tried-and-true formula of raising money from investors to buy companies, then flipping them for a profit a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they are not meeting the lofty goals set by the administration, and everything that gums up the process slows them down.

From Salon

However, the Federation of Small Businesses has expressed reservations about the plan, warning that unlimited settlements "would be difficult and further gum up tribunals".

From BBC

In part, that’s because of how easy it’s become to gum up the Senate.

From Los Angeles Times