mounting issue

[ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˈɪʃuː]
noun phrasepl: mounting issues
problema crescente
1. A problem or difficulty that is increasing in severity, frequency, or importance over time
The company faces mounting issues with customer complaints and product defects.
A empresa enfrenta problemas crescentes com reclamações de clientes e defeitos nos produtos.
2. Concerns or challenges that are accumulating and becoming progressively more serious
The government must address mounting issues of poverty and unemployment.
O governo deve enfrentar problemas crescentes de pobreza e desemprego.
This phrase is commonly used in business, political, and news contexts in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, it frequently appears in media discussing social or economic challenges. In the USA, it's typical in corporate and policy discussions.
NYC Slang
We got problems stacking up
Synonyms / Sinônimos
growing problemescalating issueincreasing concernaccumulating difficultyworsening situation
Antonyms / Antônimos
diminishing issuedeclining problemresolved issuemanageable concern

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
problema crescente
Most common and formal usage
Rio de Janeiro
problema em crescimento
Alternative phrasing
São Paulo
questão progressiva
More formal business context
Portugal
questão crescente
Slightly more formal variant preferred in European Portuguese

Related Words

escalatingaccumulatingexacerbatingintensifyingcompounding

Related Idioms & Phrases

problems piling up
concerns on the rise
issues compounding
troubles multiplying
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