impede definition
impede means to obstruct the way of, or hinder the progress of;
impede means to obstruct, block, detain or render passage
impede means obst ructing the way or hindering the progress of something or someone;
More Definitions of impede
impede means ‘delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them’. Hence ‘Delay’ is the word which is most similar in meaning to it.