traffic queue

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

A line of vehicles waiting due to a traffic jam.

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Examples (10)

  • The accident caused a massive traffic queue stretching for miles.
  • We were stuck in a long traffic queue for over an hour.
  • Expect a significant traffic queue during peak commuting times.
  • The radio reported a growing traffic queue on the motorway.
  • There's always a traffic queue at this junction in the mornings.
  • Drivers were advised to avoid the area due to a large traffic queue.
  • The construction work has led to an unavoidable traffic queue.
  • I hate getting caught in a traffic queue when I'm already late.
  • The emergency services had difficulty getting through the traffic queue.
  • A sudden downpour often results in a slow-moving traffic queue.