Traffic meaning in English

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Definition

the traffic: the vehicles on the road noun
It took me an hour to get home because of all the traffic. There were so many vehicles on the road, everything was moving very slowly.
(server) traffic: the amount of data going through (a server) noun

Examples

  • "Traffic is a bleeding nightmare around Hammersmith, I'll take you through Shepherd's Bush."
  • "I'm a traffic reporter."
  • "Moira : Ray, what can you tell us about the traffic this morning?"
  • "On highway 80, eastbound traffic is backed up all the way to the Bay Bridge, so if you're headed across the bay this morning, you're out of luck."
  • "American Pilot : This is your final warning, Radio Rhubarb Traffic Copter 1, land immediately or we will open fire on your aircraft."
  • "Ray Upton here, reporting live from the loud and dangerous Radio Rhubarb Traffic Copter 1."
  • "Moira : For that we go to Radio Rhubarb traffic correspondent, Ray Upton, who joins us from Miami if I'm not mistaken."
  • "As far as the numerous traffic violations incurred by Mr. Marron, I can only suggest that the vast societal and cultural differences between his native country (France) and ours played a significant part in his actions."
  • "We'll get to the headlines in a few minutes, but first let's get a traffic update from Ray Upton, who joins us from Radio Rhubarb Traffic Copter 1."
  • "Due to heavy traffic."
  • "Let's take a quick look at traffic before we get to today's headlines!"
  • "This is Ray Upton from Radio Rhubarb Traffic Copter 1, signing off!"
  • "That's all for now, stay tuned for more news, traffic and weather only on"
  • "Before we begin, let's check in with our "Eye in the Sky", Ray Upton, who joins us live from the Radio Rhubarb Traffic Copter 1."
  • "Before we get to today's headlines, let's go to our traffic correspondent Ray Upton, who'll tell us all about a developing situation on the Los Angeles freeways."
  • "As you may have heard, your last delivery of perfume was destroyed in a freak traffic accident."
  • "Northbound traffic on highway one isn't much better: An accident at the Embarcadero exit has traffic completely backed up."
  • "There's a multiple vehicle collision blocking traffic in both directions right now."

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