- 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
It deploys natural and social scientific methods to understand what advances and what impedes human flourishing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
This is partly due to the leaderless nature of these demonstrations, which on the one hand helps protesters evade clampdowns - but also impedes long-term decision-making.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Earlier this month, Martin sparked concern with a letter to Musk promising to “pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people.”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
It may readily be imagined how such a custom impedes speedy intercourse, and how much more usefully a great part of the animal power might be employed.
