traffic light
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈtræfɪk laɪt/
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semáforo
- He's persisting with a traffic light system that doesn't work and won't stop other variants coming in.
NIMCO offered the following traffic light strategy to rein in the chatter.
- NIMCO offered the following traffic light strategy to rein in the chatter.
- And as you can see, you've got your green, your yellow and your red just like a stop light or traffic light.
- So who knows if you know, we, we don't, we don't have any way in this country of describing either healthy food or unhealthy food other than these traffic lights.
Examples
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Give them an overall score and a traffic light ranking (green, yellow, red).
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Nimco offered the following traffic light strategy to rein in the chatter.
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Oh, and then this funny little traffic light goes on top of that.
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I don't see streets and traffic lights and cars.
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NIMCO offered the following traffic light strategy to rein in the chatter.
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Agency has just announced a new traffic light-based food labeling system which you can read about here, but the article also looks at a great system, in my opinion, which rates food on its foodness.
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In the meantime, Whole Foods has implemented its own new traffic light labeling scheme, but without those pesky red symbols well established to discourage sales.
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According to a recent survey from market research company Canadean, nearly three-quarters of UK consumers (73%) support a universal labeling system, while 32% say they prefer to buy foods that carry a traffic light label.
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The project manager included a traffic light indicator to show the project's progress.
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Each department received a traffic light report to assess their performance on key metrics.
Synonyms
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1.6
A set of red, yellow and green lights that control traffic at intersections
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1.4
A system of colored lights where roads meet that tells cars and people when to go
How Healthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The dashboard sense is directly derived from the literal device 'traffic light' (a light that controls traffic) and the widely shared color-coding convention (green/yellow/red = go/warn/stop). A B1 learner who knows 'traffic' and 'light' can readily infer the metaphorical use as a color-coded indicator by analogy to the road signal, so the expression is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
The noun traffic light is also used for reports because people borrowed the clear color idea from road lights: green for 'go', yellow for 'caution', and red for 'stop'. So a small green/yellow/red sign on a dashboard shows a project's health and is called a 'traffic light'.