Idiom
bump in the road
Meaning
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This small problem is just a bump in the road.”
“We had a minor delay with the project, but it was only a bump in the road.”
“Although the team faced a significant bump in the road during the initial launch, they remained confident that their long-term goals were still well within reach.”
Examples
simple
“This small problem is just a bump in the road.”
contextual
“We had a minor delay with the project, but it was only a bump in the road.”
complex
“Although the team faced a significant bump in the road during the initial launch, they remained confident that their long-term goals were still well within reach.”
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