Describing 'traffic jam' situations in English

Traffic jams and congestion often occur during holidays. Do you know how to talk about these situations in English?

A road with a lot of vehicles passing by is called "busy": Roads around universities are often busy.

When there are too many cars on the road, causing traffic congestion, a familiar word in English is "traffic jam": It took me 2 hours to get home because there was a traffic jam on the main road.

The word congestion can be used instead of "jam": There is always traffic congestion in big cities before national holidays.

If something is blocking the road, it is difficult for vehicles to move: The accident was blocking the road. Nobody could move for half an hour.

If a long line of vehicles is blocking a crossroad or intersection, causing traffic in all directions to be completely impassable, the English term "gridlock" is used.

For example: There was a gridlock in the city centre after two buses crashed into each other at the crossroad.

Traffic during rush hour is often slow.

If you want to say you're stuck in traffic, the most common word is "stuck": Families planned to leave early to avoid getting stuck in traffic.

Hoang Van Thu Street leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport. Ho Chi Minh City... experienced local congestion on August 31. Photo: Quynh Tran

If a car wants to move to another road to escape a traffic jam, it can use "pull out": The driver saw a long line of cars in front of him and immediately tried to pull out.

Changing lanes is also called "switch lane", while "alternate route" is used to refer to a different road: I took an alternate route because I know there'd be traffic congestion on major roads the day before the Independence Day.

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