Idiom
gapers' block
Meaning
A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Traffic is slow because of a gapers' block ahead.”
“We were late to the meeting because a minor accident on the highway caused a massive gapers' block.”
“Commuters grew increasingly frustrated as the flow of traffic ground to a halt, trapped in a long gapers' block caused by onlookers staring at the wreckage.”
Examples
simple
“Traffic is slow because of a gapers' block ahead.”
contextual
“We were late to the meeting because a minor accident on the highway caused a massive gapers' block.”
complex
“Commuters grew increasingly frustrated as the flow of traffic ground to a halt, trapped in a long gapers' block caused by onlookers staring at the wreckage.”
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