渋滞
じゅうたい
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock- delay; stagnation
Example sentences
渋滞はないです。
There's no traffic jam.
渋滞で遅れました。
I was delayed by a traffic jam.
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Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.
渋滞にハマっちゃった。
I got stuck in traffic.
渋滞にひっかかったんだ。
I was caught in traffic.
More examples (10)
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The motorway is snarled up.
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The roads are jammed with cars.
渋滞につかまっちゃったよ。
I was caught in traffic.
運よく、渋滞してなかったよ。
Luckily, there wasn't a traffic jam.
幸いにも渋滞していなかった。
Luckily there wasn't a traffic jam.
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The street is clogged with traffic.
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I was late to the meeting because of a traffic jam.
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Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.
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We should make it if the traffic isn't too heavy.
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The expressway was congested with thousands of cars.