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
But weather, mechanical issues, and the occasional air traffic jam aren’t things Delta or United can wave a magic wand over.
—
Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
On average, such systems buy the driver less than 10 minutes of peace in a traffic jam.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
More Michelle Bir/Jennifer Kim/AP photo/Jennifer Kim A traffic jam forms in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
And with the rise of wifi, mobile phones and satellite internet, travel on that highway is starting to look like a traffic jam.
—Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic jam
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
On average, such systems buy the driver less than 10 minutes of peace in a traffic jam.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
More Michelle Bir/Jennifer Kim/AP photo/Jennifer Kim A traffic jam forms in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
And with the rise of wifi, mobile phones and satellite internet, travel on that highway is starting to look like a traffic jam.
—Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic jam
Cite this Entry
“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share