tie-up
Gridlock or delay
A tie-up is a stoppage or delay caused by obstruction or entanglement: Traffic was at a standstill due to a tie-up on the freeway.
The term also describes a connection or association between parties: a tie-up between the two companies.
In nautical use, a tie-up is a place where boats are moored.
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- logjamObstruction halting flow
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
backup · standstill · bumper-to-bumper · rush-hour · jam · blockage · chokepoint · crawling
Mooring structure at water's edge
- berthSleeping space on transport
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
pier · wharf · jetty · quay · buoy · cleat · bollard · vessel
Corporate combination
- allianceFormal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- dealAgreement or distribution
agreement · arrangement · contract · consolidation · acquisition · syndicate · consortium · association
Theft by threat
- postponementDelaying to later
- setbackReverse in progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
stoppage · disruption · interruption · suspension · snag · wait · impasse · deadlock
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- logjamObstruction halting flow
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
tailback · backup · standstill · bumper-to-bumper · rush-hour · jam · blockage · chokepoint · crawling · overcrowding
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
harbor · pier · wharf · jetty · quay · buoy · cleat · bollard · vessel · yacht
merger
Corporate combination
- allianceFormal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
deal · agreement · arrangement · contract · consolidation · acquisition · syndicate · consortium · association · linkage
holdup
Theft by threat
- postponementDelaying to later
- setbackReverse in progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
stalling · stoppage · disruption · interruption · suspension · snag · wait · impasse · deadlock · stalemate
rope
Thick twisted fibers
loop · bowline · figure-eight · shoelace · macramé · cinch · coil · twist · nautical · fisherman's
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- weavingloom, looms, power looms, warp, shuttle
- harbor featureswharf, quay, jetty, pier, dock
- marinamarina, berth, boat slip, dock, slip
- mooringsmooring buoy, mooring line, berth, slip, anchorage
tie-upseparation
State of being apart
split · breakup · dissolution · divorce · severance
tie-upfree flow
Unhindered continuous movement
smooth sailing · clearance · free movement · open road · fluidity
tie-uprelease
To let go
freeing up · liberation · liquidity · availability · aid
tie, tied, untie, ties, untied, necktie, unties, retie, neckties