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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One overnight traffic jam links strangers’ romances, crimes and breakdowns, each episode following a different trapped driver.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
During the busiest days, this can lead to a traffic jam of pedestrians around the plaza.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
On Telegraph Road, south of Maple, CBS News Detroit saw multiple trucks stalled in the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam miles long behind them.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Several Waymo vehicles got stuck in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
During the busiest days, this can lead to a traffic jam of pedestrians around the plaza.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
On Telegraph Road, south of Maple, CBS News Detroit saw multiple trucks stalled in the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam miles long behind them.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Several Waymo vehicles got stuck in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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