bogged down
adj1
Stuck, as if in a bog.
- It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck...1922, The Southwestern Reporter:
2
Figuratively, Idiomatic Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
- However, if the project manager has a sense that the project is getting bogged down, there is one additional strategy that can be employed...2003, Patrick W O'Carroll, et al: Public Health Informatics and Information Systems: