gridlocking
/ˈɡrɪdˌlɑkɪŋ/
verb
- To cause a traffic jam in which vehicles block an intersection or street, preventing movement.
- A broken-down truck gridlocked the entire highway during rush hour.
- Drivers who ignore traffic signals often gridlock busy intersections.
- The parade gridlocked the city center for hours.
- To bring a process, system, or activity to a complete halt because of conflicting actions or lack of progress.
- The court case gridlocked the company's plans for expansion.
- Disagreements between the two departments gridlocked the approval process.
- Technical issues gridlocked the online registration system on the first day.
noun
- A situation in which traffic is so heavy that vehicles cannot move through an intersection or along a street, often because cars block each other's way.
- To avoid gridlocking, the police directed cars to take alternate routes.
- Gridlocking at the main intersection caused delays for everyone trying to get home.
- The city's downtown area experienced severe gridlocking after the concert let out.
- A state of complete standstill or blockage in a system, process, or activity, often due to conflicting actions or lack of progress.
- Political gridlocking in the legislature prevented any new laws from being passed.
- Gridlocking in the supply chain meant that products sat in warehouses for weeks.
- The project faced gridlocking because team members couldn't agree on the next steps.