Dictionary / Vocabulary / 交通渋滞
こうつうじゅうたい
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
父は今朝、交通渋滞のために仕事に遅れた。
My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam.
彼女は交通渋滞のために遅れた。
She was late because of the heavy traffic.
彼らは交通渋滞に引っかかり半時間も待たされた。
They were held up in a traffic jam for half an hour.