collocation · neutral
get stuck in traffic
/ɡet stʌk ɪn ˈtræf.ɪk/GET STUCK in TRAF·fic
To be held up and unable to move because of heavy traffic.
Examples
“I got stuck in traffic for an hour last night.”
“If we leave at six we might get stuck in traffic.”
“Commuters often get stuck in traffic during rush hour.”
Band 8 sentence
“I try to avoid routes that are likely to get stuck in traffic, otherwise I waste at least half an hour each day.”
Collocations
- get stuck in traffic
- be stuck in traffic
Word family
Common mistakes
get stuck on traffic→get stuck in traffic
be stuck in the traffic always→be stuck in traffic / be stuck in the traffic
Say it for a higher band
5stuck traffic→6be stuck traffic→7+get stuck in traffic
Synonyms
be delayed by traffic
Easily confused
be delayed by traffic
“Many flights were delayed by traffic on the roads to the airport.”
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