渋じゅう滞たい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

traffic congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

The most common use, for roads and vehicles being backed up. Often used as a noun or as 渋滞する for traffic becoming congested.

• 高こう速そく道どう路ろで事じ故こがあり、十じゅっキロの渋じゅう滞たいが起おきた。

  There was an accident on the expressway, causing a ten-kilometer traffic jam.

• 連れん休きゅう中ちゅうはどの道みちも渋じゅう滞たいする。

  During the long holiday, every road gets congested.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

stagnation; backlog; delay

Extended use for a flow of work, information, communication, or processing that is not moving smoothly; it implies things are piling up rather than merely being late.

• 申しん請せいが多おおすぎて、窓まど口ぐちの処しょ理りが渋じゅう滞たいしている。

  There are too many applications, and processing at the counter is backed up.

• アクセスが集しゅう中ちゅうして、通つう信しんに渋じゅう滞たいが生しょうじた。

  Access was concentrated, causing congestion in the communications network.