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Used with adjectives:
"
There is always bad traffic during this hour."
(bad, heavy, bumper to bumper, terrible, stop and go, light)
"
Please use this lane for slow-moving traffic."
(slow-moving, fast-moving)
"
I'm stuck in rush-hour traffic."
(rush-hour, morning, holiday, commuter)
"
Northbound traffic is heavy."
(northbound, southbound, westbound, eastbound)
Used with verbs:
"
The accident stopped traffic for hours."
(stopped, blocked, halted, held up, disrupted)
"
The police officer directed traffic at the crash scene."
(directed, controlled)
"
Try to avoid early morning traffic."
(avoid, beat)
"
Traffic increases during this time of the day."
(increases, grows, worsens)
Used with prepositions:
"
I'm driving with the flow of traffic."
(of)
"
Do not ride your bike against traffic."
(against)
Used with nouns:
"
There was a horrible traffic accident on the way to work."
(accident, jam, pileup)
"
He received a traffic ticket for speeding."
(ticket, violation, citation)
"
Pay attention to the traffic signs on the road."
(signs, signals)
"
Traffic congestion is a big problem in this city."
(congestion, delays, hold-ups, pollution, noise)
"
The city needs to improve traffic flow."
(flow, speed)
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Check the traffic report before leaving."
(report, information, update)
