traffic thickens

Examples (10)

• As the sun began to set, the traffic started to thicken on the main highway.
• The traffic usually thickens around 5 p.m. as people head home from work.
• We noticed the traffic thickening significantly as we approached the city center.
• The traffic thickened quickly after the accident on the bridge.
• You should leave now before the traffic thickens too much.
• The traffic began to thicken as more commuters joined the freeway.
• On Friday afternoons, the traffic thickens earlier than usual.
• The traffic thickened to a crawl during the heavy rainstorm.
• I watched from my office window as the traffic thickened in the streets below.
• Despite the holiday, the traffic didn't thicken until late in the evening.