transit delays
Subway schedule disruptions
Transit delays are interruptions or slowdowns in public transportation service—buses, trains, subways, or ferries running behind schedule or not at all.
The phrase appears constantly in commuter life: Transit delays made me late for work, Check for transit delays before you leave.
Causes range from mechanical failures to weather to police activity, and the term often serves as a catch-all excuse.
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
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- Transit termstraffic flow, congestion, bottlenecks, traffic volume, passenger traffic
- infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, potholes, dam breach, power outage, water main breaks
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