congestion

IPA: kʌndʒˈɛstʃʌn

The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
(medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive
An excess or accumulation of something
An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
(medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels

Examples of "congestion" in Sentences

That is what you call the congestion of Parliament.
So the mayor has come up with what he calls a congestion pricing plan.
The term congestion, however, usually indicates a morbid condition, with more or less lasting effects.
Since "congestion" is not a measurement of only increased traffic counts, it will exponentially explode.
Why do you think congestion is bad and not fixable by people walking, biking and using transit? morning fizzy
(Based on the assumption that the decrease in congestion is more of benefit to him than the increase in the cost of gasoline is a cost.)
I can see why people would think that the majority of the decrease in congestion is related to gas prices being higher and the economy being in the toilet.
However, Sullivan said, when midday track work causes freight train congestion, sometimes the best thing to do is to move the freight train out of the way to make everything move ....
But second, as investors concentrate on one side of the market, the market becomes "congested," decreasing the returns to participating in this market and discouraging new investors from entering (what we call the congestion effect).