bumper-to-bumper

bump·er-to-bump·er

(bŭm′pər-tə-bŭm′pər)

adj.

1. Traveling close together with bumpers almost touching: The cars were bumper-to-bumper in the tunnel.

2. Moving slowly or stalled as a result of tight spacing between vehicles: bumper-to-bumper traffic.

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bump′er-to-bump′er adv.

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bumper-to-bumper

adj

(of traffic) forming long, slow-moving queues

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bump′er-to-bump′er

adj.

marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper-to-bumper traffic.

[1935–40]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bumper-to-bumper - used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic" slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

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