ongoingdifficulty
nounUK /ˌɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
US /ˌɑːnˌɡoʊɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
A problem that keeps happening and does not stop.
The team faced ongoing difficulty with the broken machine.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A hard situation that lasts for a long time.
She had ongoing difficulty learning to swim.
3. A repeated problem that makes progress slow.
Ongoing difficulty with the road work delayed the bus.
4. A trouble that needs steady effort to fix.
The garden had ongoing difficulty with too little rain.