Congested
adjective
Full and blocked up, especially with traffic or people.
The roads are usually congested during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- congested traffic
- congested area
adjective
Having too much mucus and fluid in the nose or chest because of illness.
He has a congested nose from his cold.
Often appears as...
- congested nose
- congested lungs
adjective
Filled or covered with something so there is little or no space for anything else.
The city's congested airways are a result of excessive pollution.
Often appears as...
- congested airways
- congested pathways
adjective
Full and blocked up, especially with traffic or people.
The roads are usually congested during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- congested traffic
- congested area
adjective
Having too much mucus and fluid in the nose or chest because of illness.
He has a congested nose from his cold.
Often appears as...
- congested nose
- congested lungs
adjective
Filled or covered with something so there is little or no space for anything else.
The city's congested airways are a result of excessive pollution.
Often appears as...
- congested airways
- congested pathways
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Peak Times
Use 'congested' to describe heavy traffic during the busiest hours of the day.
Avoid the highway at 6 PM; it's always congested.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Traffic
'Congested' applies to overfull places too, not just roads.
The concert hall was so congested we could hardly move.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'congested' often suggests inconvenience or frustration.
We were late due to the congested city center.
Pro Tip 1/3Peak Times
Use 'congested' to describe heavy traffic during the busiest hours of the day.
Avoid the highway at 6 PM; it's always congested.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Traffic
'Congested' applies to overfull places too, not just roads.
The concert hall was so congested we could hardly move.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'congested' often suggests inconvenience or frustration.
We were late due to the congested city center.
Pro Tip 1/3Peak Times
Use 'congested' to describe heavy traffic during the busiest hours of the day.
Avoid the highway at 6 PM; it's always congested.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Traffic
'Congested' applies to overfull places too, not just roads.
The concert hall was so congested we could hardly move.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Using 'congested' often suggests inconvenience or frustration.
We were late due to the congested city center.
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Video examples
Alastair Parvin:...
And they said to the architects, "Look, our corridors are an absolute nightmare. They're far too small. They get congested between classes. There's bullying. We can't control them. So what we want you to do is re-plan our entire building, and we know it's going to cost several million pounds, but we're reconciled to the fact." And the team thought about this, and they went away,
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Lessons on leaving the...
long commutes, congested roads and big differences in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest. So what is our act doing to make a difference? Well, first of all, it requires our public institutions to work together. And so, as a result, the public health consultant was seconded from the health board to the local council
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How to solve traffic...
dots show the most congested parts which other bridges that lead into the inner city and then come what someone came up with the idea that apart from good public transport or import the support from spending money on roads let's try to charge drivers one or two euros at these bottlenecks now one or two use
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What if every satellite...
And since most objects sent to space are not designed with disposal in mind, these highways only become more congested over time. The good news is, we can protect ourselves by studying our solar system, creating backup options for our satellite networks,
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Why do people have...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,
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Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
very expensive to maintain infrastructure, with a huge ecological footprint, and yet, very often, congested. So we saw this and we thought, can there be a better way? Can we create a system using today's most advanced technologies
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The supply-chain...
could help this humanitarian organization move along and get to the to the speed they need to be so number one I told them they need to stop lying and congested ports and diversify the number of ports to receive food for
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Paving the way towards...
the most underdeveloped infrastructure in the whole world and we also know that roads bad roads dilapidated railways congested inefficient ports dangerous airports don't make for great connections or
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Monkey Cuisine PIPE Secret...
urban and congested yet also silent and wild whilst plundering the seas they brought back cranes from the verge of extinction and preserved whole islands like this one for wildlife
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Lethal Collisions with...
whales congregate by revealing the oceans secret world researchers help keep traffic in this congested waterway safer for all
Video examples
Alastair Parvin:...
And they said to the architects, "Look, our corridors are an absolute nightmare. They're far too small. They get congested between classes. There's bullying. We can't control them. So what we want you to do is re-plan our entire building, and we know it's going to cost several million pounds, but we're reconciled to the fact." And the team thought about this, and they went away,
Video examples
Lessons on leaving the...
long commutes, congested roads and big differences in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest. So what is our act doing to make a difference? Well, first of all, it requires our public institutions to work together. And so, as a result, the public health consultant was seconded from the health board to the local council
Video examples
How to solve traffic...
dots show the most congested parts which other bridges that lead into the inner city and then come what someone came up with the idea that apart from good public transport or import the support from spending money on roads let's try to charge drivers one or two euros at these bottlenecks now one or two use
Video examples
What if every satellite...
And since most objects sent to space are not designed with disposal in mind, these highways only become more congested over time. The good news is, we can protect ourselves by studying our solar system, creating backup options for our satellite networks,
Video examples
Why do people have...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,
Video examples
Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
very expensive to maintain infrastructure, with a huge ecological footprint, and yet, very often, congested. So we saw this and we thought, can there be a better way? Can we create a system using today's most advanced technologies
Video examples
The supply-chain...
could help this humanitarian organization move along and get to the to the speed they need to be so number one I told them they need to stop lying and congested ports and diversify the number of ports to receive food for
Video examples
Paving the way towards...
the most underdeveloped infrastructure in the whole world and we also know that roads bad roads dilapidated railways congested inefficient ports dangerous airports don't make for great connections or
Video examples
Monkey Cuisine PIPE Secret...
urban and congested yet also silent and wild whilst plundering the seas they brought back cranes from the verge of extinction and preserved whole islands like this one for wildlife
Video examples
Lethal Collisions with...
whales congregate by revealing the oceans secret world researchers help keep traffic in this congested waterway safer for all
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Marvin Ammori
American Lawyer
A rule against paid fast lanes would encourage additional capacity; a rule permitting paid fast lanes would simply encourage cable companies to create congested slow lanes on the Internet so they could make money by selling fast lanes to big companies.
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Logan Green
American Businessman
On-demand ridesharing can make cities less congested and polluted and free up resources. Shared rides can become so affordable that they cost the same as a bus ride today.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
Without micronutrients to remove waste, cells become congested, DNA gets broken, and the body doesn't have the ability to repair itself. Eventually, you get sick.
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Cathy Engelbert
American Businesswoman
Leaking tunnels, congested roads, rusting bridges, and aging railways often mean one thing: lost opportunity from delays and cancellations.
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Kay Ivey
American Politician
If traffic is congested and our roads are blocked, transportation is slowed and the wheels of economic progress are slowed.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Our cities are not polluted or congested because they have to be. They are what they are because that's how we made them.
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Ang Lee
Chinese Director
I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.
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Colleen Ballinger
American Comedian
As much as I love L.A., I don't want to live in L.A. I feel very congested when I'm in the city.
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Nicole Seah
Singaporean Politician
I understand how it feels to stand in a crowded train, to be stuck in congested traffic.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
Quote examples
Marvin Ammori
American Lawyer
A rule against paid fast lanes would encourage additional capacity; a rule permitting paid fast lanes would simply encourage cable companies to create congested slow lanes on the Internet so they could make money by selling fast lanes to big companies.
Quote examples
Logan Green
American Businessman
On-demand ridesharing can make cities less congested and polluted and free up resources. Shared rides can become so affordable that they cost the same as a bus ride today.
Quote examples
Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
Without micronutrients to remove waste, cells become congested, DNA gets broken, and the body doesn't have the ability to repair itself. Eventually, you get sick.
Quote examples
Cathy Engelbert
American Businesswoman
Leaking tunnels, congested roads, rusting bridges, and aging railways often mean one thing: lost opportunity from delays and cancellations.
Quote examples
Kay Ivey
American Politician
If traffic is congested and our roads are blocked, transportation is slowed and the wheels of economic progress are slowed.
Quote examples
Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Our cities are not polluted or congested because they have to be. They are what they are because that's how we made them.
Quote examples
Ang Lee
Chinese Director
I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.
Quote examples
Colleen Ballinger
American Comedian
As much as I love L.A., I don't want to live in L.A. I feel very congested when I'm in the city.
Quote examples
Nicole Seah
Singaporean Politician
I understand how it feels to stand in a crowded train, to be stuck in congested traffic.
Quote examples
T. J. Miller
American Actor
Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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