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Gridlock meaning

  1. A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
  2. On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
  3. Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.

Synonyms of Gridlock

traffic jam snarl-up

Related words

Other words often associated with Gridlock or its synonyms:

press jam crush

Using Gridlock

  • The main meaning on this page is: A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way. | On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock. | Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
  • Useful related words include: traffic jam, snarl-up.
  • In the example corpus, gridlock often appears in combinations such as: the gridlock, gridlock in, gridlock and.

Context around Gridlock

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 13 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reduce 2× congressional 1× city 1× traffic 1× causing 1× unwarranted 1× ease 1× legislative 1×

Often after:

sooner 1× especially 1×

Sentence patterns with Gridlock

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

to reduce gridlock during the 2× a e gridlock 1× combination of gridlock and incremental 1× ease the gridlock at the 1× fights and gridlock over the 1× front a gridlock among the 1× gridlock will still 1× in congressional gridlock 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the federal ministry 2× a blished by 1× a more probable 1× departures from the 1× gridlock will still 1× his brief time 1×

Common sentence endings:

the sallah celebration 2× a day earlier 1× a e gridlock 1× and incremental change 1× associated emissions concerns 1× congress in 2024 1×

Words around Gridlock

Just before it in the word index:

gridlines 2 gridley 11 gridirons 3 gridiron 72 gridin 3 grider 5

Just after it in the word index:

gridlocked 40 gridlocks 6 gridman 2 gridneff 3 gridpoint 2 grids 137

Similar in corpus frequency:

agro 185 apnu 185 appoints 185 appropriated 185 atta 185 bae 185

Corpus analysis for Gridlock

  • In this selection, "gridlock" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reduce, congressional, city, sooner and especially stand out and add context to how "gridlock" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to reduce gridlock during the and a e gridlock. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gridlock" sits close to words such as agro, apnu and appoints, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gridlock

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We're stuck in this gridlock," said Brandon Chau. (9 words)

Departures from the site has caused major delays, with some Winchester residents caught in the 'gridlock'. (16 words)

A more probable outcome is divided government, which would bring a combination of gridlock and incremental change. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In a scene reminiscent of the Western Front, a gridlock among the three groups — McCarthy’s base of 201 Republican supporters, 212 Democrats and 20 hardline Republicans — stymied any decision in a contest that mirrored results from a day earlier. (40 words)

Gridlock will still be the watchword in Washington for two years, and no amount of Republican infighting will keep its members’ eyes off the prize: embarrassing Biden, retaking the White House, and regaining a majority in Congress in 2024. (39 words)

THE Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mr Umar Bakare, has set up a special task force and assured motorists of extraordinary measures in place to ease gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

And in a social media post, after he left, he expressed optimism about getting additional American aid, which has been hung up for weeks in congressional gridlock.

Departures from the site has caused major delays, with some Winchester residents caught in the 'gridlock'.

Gridlock will still be the watchword in Washington for two years, and no amount of Republican infighting will keep its members’ eyes off the prize: embarrassing Biden, retaking the White House, and regaining a majority in Congress in 2024.

His brief time as speaker was defined by partisan fights and gridlock over the rules that govern the lower chamber.

In a scene reminiscent of the Western Front, a gridlock among the three groups — McCarthy’s base of 201 Republican supporters, 212 Democrats and 20 hardline Republicans — stymied any decision in a contest that mirrored results from a day earlier.

It allows easy access and faster connection to and from Cordova or Mactan International Airport year-round, bypassing the typical city gridlock.

Kerry Katona has been caught short after getting stuck in traffic gridlock on the M56 motorway in her Lamborghini Urus.

Mbah also expressed his desire to build a flyover at Ekeobinagu to ease the gridlock at the Ekeobinagu Roundabout.

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She says there is already congestion in the town with lorries going through the town from Culver Street causing gridlock.

The CBN must now do everything possible to make both the old and new banknotes available and unshackle the economy from the unwarranted gridlock.

THE Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mr Umar Bakare, has set up a special task force and assured motorists of extraordinary measures in place to ease gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has announced the suspension of further work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to reduce gridlock during the Sallah celebration.

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, on Monday, announced the suspension of further work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to reduce gridlock during the Sallah celebration.

The growth of these municipalities can relieve urban housing market pressures and offer solutions to gridlock and associated emissions concerns.

There was gridlock on the M25 close to the Bluewater shopping centre this morning, and dozens were seen racing through London's Euston Station, too.

The surge in influenza last winter undoubtedly contributed to the NHS experiencing its worst ever winter in terms of bed shortages and A&E gridlock.

We're stuck in this gridlock," said Brandon Chau.

With each passing day, the health sector paralysis is taking a toll on patients, underlining the need for the government to find a way out of the gridlock sooner than later.

A blished by the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University indicated that partisan conflict leading to legislative gridlock, especially on consensus issues, significantly diminishes public opinion of Congress.

A more probable outcome is divided government, which would bring a combination of gridlock and incremental change.

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Common combinations with gridlock

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gridlock" in a sentence?
An example: "And in a social media post, after he left, he expressed optimism about getting additional American aid, which has been hung up for weeks in congressional gridlock." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gridlock" from authentic English texts.
What does "gridlock" mean?
Gridlock means: A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
What are synonyms of "gridlock"?
Common synonyms of "gridlock" include: traffic jam, snarl-up.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gridlock", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.