traffic jams
Rush hour standstills
Traffic jams are periods when vehicles on a road slow to a crawl or stop entirely due to congestion.
The jam suggests vehicles packed tightly together, unable to move freely.
Rush hour traffic jams are predictable; others result from accidents, construction, or bottlenecks.
We sat in a traffic jam for forty minutes.
The singular traffic jam works the same way.
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- dead stopComplete cessation of motion
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