Red Tape

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RT
Pronunciation
/rɛd teɪp/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
  2. I've given up trying to get a visa; there is too much red tape involved.
  3. Professional partnerships can benefit from Neptune's creativity and ability to maneuver through bureaucracy and red tape.
  4. Let me cruel reality in the life of the red tape of gradually alienated you!
  5. It has also led to unnecessary red tape and a host of trade barriers.

Other meanings of RT