gridlocked
/ˈɡrɪdˌlɑkt/
adjective
- So blocked with traffic that no vehicles can move in any direction.
- The downtown streets were gridlocked during the parade.
- The highway became gridlocked after the accident.
- We were stuck in a gridlocked intersection for over an hour.
- Stuck or unable to make progress because of opposing forces or lack of agreement.
- The negotiations remained gridlocked as neither side would compromise.
- The government is gridlocked by partisan fighting.
- Our project is gridlocked until the manager approves the budget.
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