bumper-to-bumper

adjective

bump·er-to-bump·er ˈbəm-pər-tə-ˈbəm-pər

: marked by long closed lines of cars

Examples of bumper-to-bumper in a Sentence

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Another Central Ohio tradition returns this holiday season: complaining about the bumper-to-bumper traffic surrounding the Columbus Zoo. —

Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 Aerial footage of the Bay Area from CBS News that circulated on social media showed bumper-to-bumper traffic on a highway by the coastline. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Social media videos taken on Friday showed drivers stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic in a snowstorm on the interstate. —

Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024 Stressful airport crowds and bumper-to-bumper highway traffic is increasingly becoming a Thanksgiving tradition, on par with roasted turkey and football games. —

Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bumper-to-bumper

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of bumper-to-bumper was in 1925

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“Bumper-to-bumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper-to-bumper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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