1red tape
A derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.
All the red tape and paperwork that goes on there prevents any progress.
2Red Tape
Extra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulations
It’d be better for the managing director to cut the red tape and start the formal working procedure.
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