snag : 思わぬ障害・妨害、潜在的問題、An unforeseen or hidden obstacle or difficulty
一般例文
- Our plans for the party have hit a snag.
英字新聞からの例文
引用元 : Financial Times (by Barney Jopson) - Senate passes landmark US tax bill (2017/12)
Trump closes in on legislative victory after last-minute snag over budget rules
引用元 : Financial Times (by BROOKE MASTERS) - Tesla risks being overtaken by the competition (2017/11)
Instead, Tesla has been beset by a series of production snags — some workers are having to build battery packs by hand, parts have been delayed because of late design changes, and production lines are frequently halted for quality inspections.
* beset : 取り囲む