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jam-up

noun

ˈjam-ˌəp

Definition of jam-up

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use

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Recent Examples of jam-up Without enough beds for continuing care outside the hospital, the jam-up ripples back to that ER hallway. — Tom Wolzien, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026

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But in reality, the carving occurs in fits and spurts, when floods carry huge boulders that gouge out streambeds and jam cobbles into the bedrock.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Everything is made in-house, from the syrups down to the jam.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

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