Academic Obstacles

verb to encounter or face a challenge or obstacle

• The company may come up against some regulatory hurdles during the merger process.
• I didn't expect to come up against so much traffic on my way to work this morning.
• I always come up against haters when I share my opinions online.
• As a team, we will come up against challenges but we will overcome them together.

noun an obstacle or difficulty that must be overcome

verb to jump over an obstacle or difficulty

• The team faced a major hurdle when the main investor pulled out of the project.
• I didn't expect that hurdle to come up during the presentation.
• We managed to jump over that hurdle and come out on top.
• Overcoming that hurdle in my personal life really helped me grow as a person.