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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Another fan climbed on top of a big-rig truck stuck in a traffic jam, while a group of fans was caught on video stomping on a Citi Bike.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Going down with a full-on traffic jam of loud cars, though?
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026
Skip the cattle car-like boat tours of the island and the traffic jam at the Blue Grotto.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
This solemn rite is a common sight in the rural South, so the locals extended a little grace to the mourning mass, creating a midday traffic jam on the town’s Main Street.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Going down with a full-on traffic jam of loud cars, though?
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026
Skip the cattle car-like boat tours of the island and the traffic jam at the Blue Grotto.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
This solemn rite is a common sight in the rural South, so the locals extended a little grace to the mourning mass, creating a midday traffic jam on the town’s Main Street.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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