bogs down
Loses all momentum
To bog down is to become stuck or slowed, as if mired in soft, wet ground.
Progress halts or crawls: The project bogged down in committee.
Negotiations, conversations, and bureaucratic processes frequently bog down.
Something can also bog you down—excessive detail bogs down a presentation, debt bogs down a business.
- paralyzeCause loss of movement
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
gridlock · swamp · procrastination · marsh · stuck in mud · redundancy · hesitation · entangle · fatigue · burnout · frustration · delay · ensnare · indecision · inefficiency · complication · stick · overload
bogs downaccelerates
Increases in velocity
speeds up · picks up speed · takes off · pushes forward · forges ahead
bogs downcoasts
Edges of continents
streamlines · cruises · frees up · glides · falls into place
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