ADJ
- bad, busy, congested, heavy, thick
- light
- constant
- fast, fast-flowing
- slow-moving, sluggish
- cycle, heavy goods vehicle, lorry, motor, road, vehicular, wheeled
- foot, pedestrian
- air, airline
- an air traffic controller
- boat, maritime, river, sea
- rail, railway
- motorway
- commercial, freight, goods, industrial, passenger
- city, city-centre, local, town-centre, urban
- international
- commuter, tourist
- rush-hour
- holiday, summer
- oncoming
- I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic
- through
- Through traffic is directed around the bypass
- northbound, southbound, etc.
- one-way, two-way
VERB + TRAFFIC
- generate, increase
- Building larger roads could generate more traffic
- cut, reduce
- slow down
- block, hold up, obstruct, stop, tie up
- Traffic was held up for six hours by the motorway blockade
- direct
- divert
TRAFFIC + VERB
- build up, thicken
- In the town centre, traffic was already building up as early as 3 p.m
- grow, increase
- Traffic has increased by 50% in ten years
- clog sth
- Traffic clogs the streets of the city centre
- thin
- Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a. m
- flow, move, speed, travel
- The road is being widened to keep traffic moving
- go by, pass
- head
- We joined the traffic heading northwards on the motorway
- roar, rumble
TRAFFIC + NOUN
- accident
- hazard
- Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills
- chaos, congestion, disruption, delays, hold-ups, problems, queues
- fumes, pollution
- noise
- flow, speed
- Widening the road would improve traffic flow
- levels, volume
- calming, management, restraint, safety
- sign, signal
- laws, legislation, regulations
- system
- offence, violation
- bollard, cone, island
- A traffic island at the junction separates left-and right-turning vehicles
- artery (formal) , route
- report, survey, update
- cop, officer, police, policeman, warden
- engineer, planner
- duty
- a policeman on traffic duty
ADJ
- radio, telephone
- data, voice
- network
- Internet, Net, site, Web, website
- Our company will help you generate site traffic
PREP
- ~ in sth
- the traffic in arms