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the thing standing between you and done, usually your own feet.
means an obstacle or hindrance that slows or blocks progress, sometimes physical, often bureaucratic.
from from latin impedire, to entangle the feet — pes meaning foot, the same root as pedal and pedestrian; the romans pictured obstacles as literal ankle-shackles.
legal usemarriage impediments can void a wedding entirely
speech termonce the polite word for a stutter
root cousinshares dna with expedite, its opposite twin