jam-up
[ jam-uhp ]
/ ˈdʒæmˌʌp /
noun
a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room.
Origin of jam-up
First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase
jam up
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