Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1006 of 1319

congestion (n.)

crowding, especially traffic

Examples

  • Traffic congestion.

Key rules

  • Congestion is a crowded state, especially of traffic
  • Traffic congestion, congestion charge
  • Congestion is uncountable

Common mistakes

  • The congestions in the city is bad → The congestion in the city is bad
💡 Tip: Traffic // Cities // Transport
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