technical difficulties
plural noun
: technical problems : problems with equipment
This television station is currently experiencing technical difficulties.
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The glitchy livestream got off to an inauspicious start, with technical difficulties delaying the event for almost an hour.
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Spriha Srivastava,sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The event is plagued with technical difficulties, but sees a reported audience of 1.3 million.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 5 June 2025
This decision comes after multiple lawsuits were filed over the February exam, a test that was riddled with technical difficulties, including some test-takers not even being able to access the test online as its platform kept crashing.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
With two-week rehearsals for each episode (and 11 weeks of prep for Lewis ahead of production), the cast (composed of Graham, Cooper, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty) and crew filmed two takes a day (save for false starts or technical difficulties that stopped the shot).
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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Spriha Srivastava,sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The event is plagued with technical difficulties, but sees a reported audience of 1.3 million.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 5 June 2025
This decision comes after multiple lawsuits were filed over the February exam, a test that was riddled with technical difficulties, including some test-takers not even being able to access the test online as its platform kept crashing.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
With two-week rehearsals for each episode (and 11 weeks of prep for Lewis ahead of production), the cast (composed of Graham, Cooper, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty) and crew filmed two takes a day (save for false starts or technical difficulties that stopped the shot).
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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“Technical difficulties.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20difficulties. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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