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

Examples of traffic jam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The traffic jam, in other words, is clearing. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026

It was not specified whether the closure for the investigation into the shooting of the motorcyclist was the reason for the traffic jam. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 May 2026

During the Great Migration in Tanzania’s famous Serengeti, wildebeest attempt a river crossing in one of nature’s most dramatic spectacles, but just a few dozen feet away, a bona fide traffic jam of safari vehicles crowds the riverbanks like paparazzi at a premiere. —Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

Near the summit of Half Dome, on the infamous steel cables hikers use to ascend the final stretch of bare granite, another traffic jam formed, trapping people hundreds of feet in the air, according to social media posts. —Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

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