blipblip /blɪp/ noun [countable] 
blips on a radar screen2a short pause or change in a process or activity, especially when the situation gets worse for a while before it improves again: A government spokesman described the rise in inflation as a temporary blip.
WORD ORIGINblip
Origin:
1800-1900 From the sound of a sudden light hitEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Except for the blip this month, unemployment has continued to fall this year.
- A dozen flying machines and their pilots would be no more than a blip on a piece of magnetic tape.
- Conference-goers, though, brushed aside the news as a blip on the political radar screen.
- Most significant for Ipswich, though, is that they seem to have come out of their winter blip relatively unscathed.
- Perhaps the increase in inflation in recent months is merely a blip?
- Some scholars say it will be regarded as only the slightest of blips on the radar screen of history.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A government spokesman described the rise in inflation as a temporary blip.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1a short high electronic sound, or a flashing light on the screen of a piece of electronic equipment: A government spokesman described the rise in inflation as a temporary blip.· The tiny athlete believes her rare lapse in Tokyo was just a temporary blip in a career of major championship success.· Again, we must focus on structural, ongoing deficits, rather than temporary blips that naturally accompany recessions.· You will recognise them for no more or less than temporary blips on a radar screen of satisfaction.
blips on a radar screen2a short pause or change in a process or activity, especially when the situation gets worse for a while before it improves again: A government spokesman described the rise in inflation as a temporary blip.