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

QUANT

stream

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

PHRASES

the volume of traffic

ADJ

radio, telephone
data, voice
network
Internet, Net, site, Web, website
Our company will help you generate site traffic

VERB + TRAFFIC

boost, build, generate

ADJ

illegal
arms, drug

PREP

~ in sth
the traffic in arms