commuter traffic
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- noun
- /kəˈmjuːtər ˈtræfɪk/
:
tráfico de trabajadores
- There are a number of questions to be addressed, such as: * Is there growing commuter traffic? * Is there growing freight traffic? * Are large employers moving facilities to the vicinity of the road? * Will the presence of the improved highway attract employers?
Examples
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Well, I'm not sure Mercer East is going to fix the I-5 commuter traffic on Fairview, though eliminating the Valley curve will help a bit in a couple of years.
Blog text (16) -
I never, ever lose half an hour (or 1 or 2 hours) to commuter traffic.
Blog text (19) -
She'd have to be on her way back by four-thirty to avoid the worst of the commuter traffic.
Fiction book (1992) -
I-405 Sepulveda Pass to LAX roughly concentrates the same degree of commuter traffic in a corridor as commuters crossing the San Francisco Bay.
Blog text (27) -
"A similar pattern is emerging today, experts say, for what is being called smart infrastructure—more efficient and environmentally friendly systems for managing, among other things, commuter traffic, food distribution, electric grids, and waterways."
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During rush hour, the streets are often clogged with commuter traffic, making it difficult to get to work on time.
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To escape the commuter traffic, she decided to leave for the office an hour early.
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The city is implementing new measures to improve the flow of commuter traffic during peak hours.
Synonyms
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The movement and flow of vehicles on roads
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The movement of cars and trucks on roads
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The movement of cars and trucks on roads in an area at one time
How Heavy
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from 'commuter' (a person who travels regularly to work) + 'traffic' (the flow or volume of vehicles/people): together they denote the traffic generated by commuters. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard noun-noun compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Commuter traffic comes from the simple picture of many commuters, people who travel 'to and from work', all using the same roads at the same time and causing heavy traffic. That's why it means the large flow of vehicles or people during 'rush hour'.