traffic jam
noun
: a situation in which a long line of vehicles on a road have stopped moving or are moving very slowly
stuck in a traffic jam
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Police say Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed impairment.
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Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
First, in the days leading up, divers laid out and marked the exact GPS points on the ocean floor, creating a perfect grid for the underwater traffic jam.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
New Orleans is a town where a trombone can cause a traffic jam, and a sousaphone can lure a thousand people into the streets.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Prior to a traffic jam, the vehicle will slow down, but its driver could be compelled to override the system to shorten the distance between the car ahead.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
First, in the days leading up, divers laid out and marked the exact GPS points on the ocean floor, creating a perfect grid for the underwater traffic jam.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
New Orleans is a town where a trombone can cause a traffic jam, and a sousaphone can lure a thousand people into the streets.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Prior to a traffic jam, the vehicle will slow down, but its driver could be compelled to override the system to shorten the distance between the car ahead.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic jam
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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