Collocations for roadblock - noun
1. barrier across a road
PREPOSITION
at a/the roadblock
They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.
They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.
through a/the roadblock
The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.
The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.
2. (AmE) problem
ADJECTIVE
big,
major
Funding has been a major roadblock.
Funding has been a major roadblock.
potential
The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.
The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.
political
VERB + roadblock
remove
encounter, hit
The company hit its first roadblock last year.
encounter, hit
The company hit its first roadblock last year.
face
create, put up, throw up
This bill would create a roadblock for women.
create, put up, throw up
This bill would create a roadblock for women.
overcome
PREPOSITION
up against a roadblock
No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.
No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.
roadblock in
I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.
I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.
roadblock to
self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness
self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness