bumper-to-bumper
Crawling rush hour
Bumper-to-bumper describes vehicles packed so closely together that their bumpers nearly touch, typically in heavy traffic: We sat bumper-to-bumper for an hour on the freeway.
The phrase also describes comprehensive coverage, especially for warranties: a bumper-to-bumper warranty covers everything from front to back—all parts of a vehicle except routine wear items.
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- crawlMove slowly, low
bottleneck · tailback · snarl-up · backup · rush hour · commute · stop-and-go · slowdown
Extent of inclusion
- protectionGuarding against harm
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- powertrainVehicle propulsion system
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
repair · maintenance · dealer · manufacturer · extended · exclusions · claim · mileage
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
crawl · bottleneck · tailback · snarl-up · backup · rush hour · commute · stop-and-go · slowdown · delay
coverage
Extent of inclusion
- protectionGuarding against harm
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- powertrainVehicle propulsion system
deductible · repair · maintenance · dealer · manufacturer · extended · exclusions · claim · mileage · expiration
- commutecommute, commuter, rush hour, traffic, traffic jam
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- Touring Carstouring car, touring cars, Ford Falcon, Commodore, Falcon
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- warranty termswarranty claim, warranty period, extended warranty, limited warranty, full warranty
- traffic metricscongestion, flow rate, throughput, speed, travel time
bumper-to-bumperfree-flowing
Moving without restriction
open road · clear · light traffic · uncongested · empty
bumper-to-bumperlimited warranty
Conditional manufacturer's promise
partial coverage · limited · partial · exclusionary · restricted
bump, bumper, bumping, bumped, bumpers, bumpier, bumpiest, bumpiness, bumpily