snarl-up
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈsnɑːl.ʌp/us/ˈsnɑːrl.ʌp/(USsnarl)asituationin which alonglineoftrafficisunabletotravelforwardbecause something isblockingtheroad:
Manyroadworkshave beensuspendedtoavoidfurthersnarl-ups on themotorways.
Thousands oftraindriverswalkedout lastnightcausingLondon'sworsttravelsnarl-up for twoyears.
asituationin which asystemororganizationdoes notworkproperly:
Acompanyfacingsnarl-ups canswitchto anotherschedulingarrangement.
Overcrowding andbaggagesnarl-ups at Heathrow werebeginningtohitthe airline'srevenues.
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snarled up
- Traffic snarl-ups in London havegrowninrecentyears.
- Authorities in theurbancentresworryabout the snarl-up on theroads.
- Lastsummera snarl-up at thepassportofficemade it hard for manypeopletoleaveBritain.
On the road: traffic jams
- back
- backsomeoneup
- backed up
- bottleneck
- bumper
- congestion
- gridlocked
- high-traffic
- jam
- rasta roko
- rush hour
- snarled up
- sock
- socksomething/someonein (with sb)
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic
- traffic calming
- traffic jam
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Causing difficulties for oneself or others