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