hit a snag
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To run into a problem that slows you down.
"The renovation was going well until they hit a snag with the plumbing."
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Astrum Extra · 17:22
However, here we hit a snag.

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Three days after that, things hit a snag.

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Three days after that, things hit a snag.

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In August of 2001 though, those plans hit a snag.

The Million Pound Property | The McMurrich and Overbury Estates | Heir Hunters | Ancestry®
Ancestry · 17:02
Amy worked the paternal side and immediately hit a snag.