Red tape

Excessive bureaucracy and regulatory obstacles delaying processes.

BureaucracyRegulationAdministrativeDelay

Complexity

Current best complexity is 9:

Red tape
9
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Statistics

Discovered by
9boards
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
5 monthsago
Crafted
28times
Made with
23recipes
Used in
32recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Rocio's board
    · 5 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity9first held by
    Rocio's board
    · 2 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Becca's board
    · 4 hours ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Becca's board
    · 4 hours ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
27302
Color
#d32f2f
Emoji
📜/📜⛓️
Categories
Bureaucracy, Regulation, Administrative, Delay
Best complexity
9
First discovered
Feb 21, 2026, 03:51 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Red tape" concept

Red tape can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Bureaucracy, Regulation, Administrative, Delay. Excessive bureaucracy and regulatory obstacles delaying processes.

It has been discovered by 9 boards and crafted 28 times, first appearing 5 months ago. Red tape can be created from 23 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 32 others.

Red tape was first discovered by Rocio's board 5 months ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 9.

Related concepts worth exploring include Lag, Law, Latency, Rulebook, Hazardous Waste, Homeostasis, and 6 more.

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