bogging down

Aware of the backlog of passport renewals bogging down the system, Dr. Simonson was worried.

Unfortunately, many courts are receiving a long list of homes that need to be foreclosed, and it is bogging down the length of time that it takes to get these type of proceedings done.

The extra DNA of polyploid cells, Losick suggests, may also make them resistant to injury-induced DNA damage from inflammation that would cause a normal diploid cell to die, bogging down recovery.

The immigrant rights groups have defended the humanitarian parole program, saying it’s a safe pathway to the U.S. for desperate migrants who would otherwise be paying human smugglers and bogging down border agents.

Land mines have proved a formidable obstacle for Ukraine’s military, bogging down assaults during its counteroffensive and disabling armored vehicles.