The phrase "impairing the performance" is correct and usable in written English.
You would typically use it to describe how something is reducing or hindering the effectiveness of a particular task or activity. For example, "The lack of resources was impairing the performance of the team."
Internal concentration polarization (ICP) and membrane fouling are two major factors impairing the performance of forward osmosis membranes.
Cognitive radio networks allow unlicensed secondary users (SUs) access to the spectrum of the licensed primary users (PUs), without impairing the performance of the PUs.
When designing DiSL, our goal was to boost the productivity of tool developers targeting the Java Virtual Machine, without impairing the performance of the resulting tools.
On the other hand, with an increase in θ, ST transmits at a higher power that impedes the SIC decoding at CR as well as cause more interference to PR, thus similarly impairing the performance of the primary system.
This paper proposes a new interactive optimization algorithm – Case-Based Micro Interactive Genetic Algorithm – that uses a case-based memory and case-based reasoning to manage the effects of nonstationarity in decision maker's preferences within the search process without impairing the performance of the search algorithm.
Adding to Sinclair's problems, production of the C5 had to be halted for three weeks after numerous customers reported that the plastic moulding attached to the gearbox was impairing the performance of their vehicles.
University of Wolverhampton Research shows that lack of sunlight can impair the performance of professional ballet dancers.
It impairs the performance of workers and results in lower productivity.
Mr. Kothari said airlines had said they were concerned that "screen scraping" — in which access to customer information on the airlines' Web sites is obtained automatically — might impair the performance of the airlines' own Web sites.
In principle, CCIs impair the performance of the system which are caused by some sources of interference.
Spalling of concrete cover is an indication of degradation that could impair the performance of reinforced concrete structure in service.
