Roadblock
noun
A barricade set up by law enforcement to stop traffic on a public road.
The police set up a roadblock to catch the thief who was running away in a stolen car.
Often appears as...
- set up a roadblock
- police roadblock
noun
An obstacle or problem that stops you from achieving a goal.
Lack of funding is a major roadblock to the completion of the project.
Often appears as...
- major roadblock
- roadblock to success
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Idiomatic
noun
A barricade set up by law enforcement to stop traffic on a public road.
The police set up a roadblock to catch the thief who was running away in a stolen car.
Often appears as...
- set up a roadblock
- police roadblock
noun
An obstacle or problem that stops you from achieving a goal.
Lack of funding is a major roadblock to the completion of the project.
Often appears as...
- major roadblock
- roadblock to success
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/2Law Enforcement
Used for official police actions to control traffic or catch criminals.
The escaped convict was caught at a roadblock.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Delay
It can surprise drivers and suggest an unplanned interruption in a journey.
On our road trip, we encountered a roadblock due to a sudden protest.
Pro Tip 1/2Law Enforcement
Used for official police actions to control traffic or catch criminals.
The escaped convict was caught at a roadblock.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Delay
It can surprise drivers and suggest an unplanned interruption in a journey.
On our road trip, we encountered a roadblock due to a sudden protest.
Pro Tip 1/2Law Enforcement
Used for official police actions to control traffic or catch criminals.
The escaped convict was caught at a roadblock.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Delay
It can surprise drivers and suggest an unplanned interruption in a journey.
On our road trip, we encountered a roadblock due to a sudden protest.
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Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
and what happens when you take things to an extreme -- and very small sides and a very large number of sides. Very simple example. That's a view of the world that we don't usually give people for many, many years after this. And yet, that's a really important practical view of the world. So one of the roadblocks we have
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How this disease changes...
However, the same structural changes that turn red blood cells into roadblocks also make them more resistant to malaria. And if a child inherits a copy of the mutation from only one parent, there will be just enough abnormal hemoglobin to make life difficult for the malaria parasite,
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Part 4: A Space to Talk...
you cannot plan for the next day the moment you wake up in the morning you want to open the tap and make it a cup of tea there is nobody then you want to bring your children to school just as a normal family in any weary of the world then you face a roadblock but if
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Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
honestly they are exactly opposite where they were earlier they are still on twin dams right in the middle of the roads I mean if you were driving down this road this is nothing short of a epic roadblock they've slept all day just like we said this morning they were
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My Inner Life with...
to remove the roadblocks that prevent them from succeeding. One of the reasons I love lucid dreaming is because it allows me to be free, without judgment of social and physical consequences. When I'm flying over scenes that I create in my mind, I am at peace.
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Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
once yeah in the evening gives in Johannesburg they have set up roadblocks to stop drunk drivers I was most pleased with myself because I hadn't had anything to drink and I was looking forward to blowing into a breathalyzer and the chap said I'm writing you a
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Beyond Race PIPE National...
Dave knew some of his grandparents and heard stories about his great-grandparents but like so many african-americans when it comes to tracing back much farther than that he hit some roadblocks my grandmother said that a lot of my ancestors came
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Tundra Greenhouse PIPE Life...
little dudes make it it may be a little sue fixed and engineered along the way but it's working you should say yes because Rick was a big help are there little roadblocks yeah there's a little roadblocks but I gotta just
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Liam Young: Planet City...
These monumental infrastructures are evidence that much of the technologies required to support the generation of our climate are actually already here. And in Planet City, we just remove the political roadblocks
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Double the Lion Prides –...
no there's more looks like flies to me roadblock no roadblock is a perhaps new to to these live safaris and wondering well where are the male lions are they not with the females the truth is that
Video examples
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
and what happens when you take things to an extreme -- and very small sides and a very large number of sides. Very simple example. That's a view of the world that we don't usually give people for many, many years after this. And yet, that's a really important practical view of the world. So one of the roadblocks we have
Video examples
How this disease changes...
However, the same structural changes that turn red blood cells into roadblocks also make them more resistant to malaria. And if a child inherits a copy of the mutation from only one parent, there will be just enough abnormal hemoglobin to make life difficult for the malaria parasite,
Video examples
Part 4: A Space to Talk...
you cannot plan for the next day the moment you wake up in the morning you want to open the tap and make it a cup of tea there is nobody then you want to bring your children to school just as a normal family in any weary of the world then you face a roadblock but if
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
honestly they are exactly opposite where they were earlier they are still on twin dams right in the middle of the roads I mean if you were driving down this road this is nothing short of a epic roadblock they've slept all day just like we said this morning they were
Video examples
My Inner Life with...
to remove the roadblocks that prevent them from succeeding. One of the reasons I love lucid dreaming is because it allows me to be free, without judgment of social and physical consequences. When I'm flying over scenes that I create in my mind, I am at peace.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
once yeah in the evening gives in Johannesburg they have set up roadblocks to stop drunk drivers I was most pleased with myself because I hadn't had anything to drink and I was looking forward to blowing into a breathalyzer and the chap said I'm writing you a
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Beyond Race PIPE National...
Dave knew some of his grandparents and heard stories about his great-grandparents but like so many african-americans when it comes to tracing back much farther than that he hit some roadblocks my grandmother said that a lot of my ancestors came
Video examples
Tundra Greenhouse PIPE Life...
little dudes make it it may be a little sue fixed and engineered along the way but it's working you should say yes because Rick was a big help are there little roadblocks yeah there's a little roadblocks but I gotta just
Video examples
Liam Young: Planet City...
These monumental infrastructures are evidence that much of the technologies required to support the generation of our climate are actually already here. And in Planet City, we just remove the political roadblocks
Video examples
Double the Lion Prides –...
no there's more looks like flies to me roadblock no roadblock is a perhaps new to to these live safaris and wondering well where are the male lions are they not with the females the truth is that
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
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Betsy DeVos
American Public Servant
It could be easy to get frustrated or discouraged when it comes to educating students with disabilities. But that's because there are too often artificial barriers and roadblocks that limit your ability to focus on meeting their individual needs.
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Malcolm Fraser
Australian Politician
In the last twelve years, we have come some distance towards reconciliation and the breaking down of disadvantage. Let us take encouragement from what has been achieved and set our minds and hearts to end the remaining roadblocks.
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Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you'll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
If you want to know what the biggest thing in your way to an improved standard of living, higher pay, a more rewarding career is: Barack Obama and the Democrat Party and their economic policies. They are the roadblock.
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Frances Hesselbein
American Businessman
In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.
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Nicholas Negroponte
American Businessman
If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes education. In education, the roadblock is the laptop.
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DJ Khaled
American Musician
I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it's a vibe.
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Tamron Hall
American Journalist
We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Quote examples
Betsy DeVos
American Public Servant
It could be easy to get frustrated or discouraged when it comes to educating students with disabilities. But that's because there are too often artificial barriers and roadblocks that limit your ability to focus on meeting their individual needs.
Quote examples
Malcolm Fraser
Australian Politician
In the last twelve years, we have come some distance towards reconciliation and the breaking down of disadvantage. Let us take encouragement from what has been achieved and set our minds and hearts to end the remaining roadblocks.
Quote examples
Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you'll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
If you want to know what the biggest thing in your way to an improved standard of living, higher pay, a more rewarding career is: Barack Obama and the Democrat Party and their economic policies. They are the roadblock.
Quote examples
Frances Hesselbein
American Businessman
In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.
Quote examples
Nicholas Negroponte
American Businessman
If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes education. In education, the roadblock is the laptop.
Quote examples
DJ Khaled
American Musician
I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it's a vibe.
Quote examples
Tamron Hall
American Journalist
We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges.
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