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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Adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist and side collision protection are all options.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
According to our readers, getting caught in a traffic jam is a pre-game ritual of its own.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
Imagine it as a traffic jam on the internet—too many cars (or in this case, data requests) clog the roads, preventing legitimate users from getting through.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
What is usually a relatively free-flowing set of roads turned into a traffic jam Tuesday.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
According to our readers, getting caught in a traffic jam is a pre-game ritual of its own.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
Imagine it as a traffic jam on the internet—too many cars (or in this case, data requests) clog the roads, preventing legitimate users from getting through.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
What is usually a relatively free-flowing set of roads turned into a traffic jam Tuesday.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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