congested streets
Bumper-to-bumper roads
Streets packed with slow-moving or stalled traffic.
The phrase appears in news reports, urban planning discussions, and everyday complaints about commuting: I avoid the congested streets downtown during rush hour.
Congestion implies too many vehicles for the available road capacity, causing delays and frustration.
- trafficMovement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- traffic jamRoadway backup of vehicles
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
rush hour · rush hour traffic · stop and go · honking · bumper-to-bumper · bumper to bumper · exhaust · car exhaust · fumes · crawling · standstill · horns · road rage · tailpipe · smog · commute · brake lights · intersection
congested streetsfreeways
Toll-absent highways
expressways · country roads · back roads · scenic byways · interstate highways
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