B2 C1 C2 English Vocabulary: setback

B2 C1 C2 English Vocabulary: setback. What you say can have a major impact on how the conversation continues. Instead of telling your boss that there will be a delay or that you have a problem, say that you had some minor setbacks.

SETBACK

something that delays a process or prevents progress from happening.
- It’s just a minor setback. We should have the internet up and running in no time.
- Production costs are causing major setbacks for our company.

COLLOCATIONS FOR SETBACK

Collocations are words that go together. I highly recommend learning vocabulary with their collocations as you need to learn not only the definition, but how to use the word properly.

ADJECTIVES THAT COLLOCATE WITH SETBACK

temporary / initial
big / major / serious / severe / minor
unexpected
economic / financial / military
- They were planning on opening another office next year, but they are experiencing some economic setbacks.

VERBS THAT COLLOCATE WITH SETBACK

experience / suffer
receive / dealing with
- It has been a rough week at work because we are dealing with a number of setbacks.

PREPOSITIONS THAT COLLOCATE WITH SETBACK

to
for
- The company is going to suffer setbacks to their future plans for growth.

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