Red tape

Excessive bureaucracy and regulatory obstacles delaying processes.

BureaucracyRegulationAdministrativeDelay

Complexity

Current best complexity is 8:

Red tape
8
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Statistics

Discovered by
10boards
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
6 monthsago
Crafted
35times
Made with
29recipes
Used in
36recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Rocio's board
    · 6 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity8first held by
    very cool board
    · 39 hours ago
  3. Last crafted by
    very cool board
    · 39 hours ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    very cool board
    · 39 hours ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
27302
Color
#d32f2f
Emoji
📜/📜⛓️
Categories
Bureaucracy, Regulation, Administrative, Delay
Best complexity
8
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 10 boards and crafted 35 times, first appearing 6 months ago. Red tape can be created from 29 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 36 others.

Red tape was first discovered by Rocio's board 6 months ago. The lowest-complexity recipe (8) is held by very cool board.

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

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