run into headwinds

1. Literally, to encounter winds that hinder or retard someone's or something's forward movement. Time to adjust the sails now that we've run into headwinds.

2. By extension, to encounter resistance while attempting to do something. After running into headwinds for so long, we've finally secured bipartisan support for our bill.

See also: run

See also:

be a victim of (someone's or something's) own success
a track record
be (not) a patch on
on present form
a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
a ragged colt may make a good horse
ragged
colt
read (someone or something) as (someone or something)
read as

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