bumper to bumper
/ˈbʌmpər tə ˈbʌmpər/
adverb
- With vehicles positioned very close together, one after another.
- Cars were parked bumper-to-bumper along both sides of the narrow street.
- They drove bumper-to-bumper through the fog, barely able to see the car ahead.
- The trucks lined up bumper-to-bumper at the loading dock.
adjective
- Describing traffic in which vehicles are so close together that they are almost touching, moving very slowly or not at all.
- Drivers honked impatiently in the bumper-to-bumper jam near the stadium.
- We were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for over an hour on the highway.
- The parade caused bumper-to-bumper congestion all through downtown.
- Covering every part of a vehicle from front to back, often used for warranties or inspections.
- He took his truck in for a bumper-to-bumper inspection before the road trip.
- A bumper-to-bumper warranty covers almost all repairs except routine maintenance.
- The new car came with a five-year bumper-to-bumper warranty.
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