Collocations for "disruption"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "disruption" in context.
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disruption
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a power, a supply, a communications, an electrical] disruption
- a disruption in [power]
- a [service, production, transport] disruption
- has been a disruption to normal [operations, services]
- was a disruption in normal [operations]
- disruptions to [current, present, existing] services
- a [rail, train, flight, traffic] disruption
- [a broadcast, a signal, an airwave, a phone line] disruption
- a [severe, slight, long, lengthy, brief] disruption
- expect (slight) disruptions [during, over, at, following]
- expect disruptions during [rush, peak] hours
- the disruption is expected to last [several hours, for a day, two weeks]
- normal service has resumed [following, after] the disruption
- [continued, carried on, proceeded] after a brief disruption
- disruptions experienced by [passengers, drivers, commuters, households]
- the disruption was [caused, generated, induced] by
- the disruption caused severe [losses, delays, frustration]
- the cruel disruption of [lives, daily life]
- am tired of all the disruptions during [class, work]
- don't want any more disruptions, please
- can't have any disruptions while I am [working, writing, thinking]
- went [home, to the library] to avoid (unnecessary) disruptions
'disruption' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):