stuck in traffic

We should leave early this morning or else we'll get stuck in traffic.

have taken should have taken the other highway. Now we'll be stuck in traffic for at least an hour.

Hello Daniel? It's me. Listen, I'm gonna be late today because I'm stuck in traffic.

ran over

Frank always forgets about the time and runs over the time limit of his presentations.

The meeting ran over by more than thirty minutes.

I always leave an extra fifteen minutes in my schedule just in case meetings run over a bit.

I'm running a bit late, so please start without me.

Traffic is really bad, so I'm running late.

Jane is running late;she'll be here in ten minutes.

I got tied up in traffic on the way here.

Sorry I'm late, honey. I got tied up at the office.

I was tied up on the phone all afternoon and didn't get any work done.

Our highway system is very inefficient. Traffic is backed up for miles every morning.

The accident backed up traffic for miles!

Don't take the four-oh-five freeway today. There was an accident so there are cars backed up for miles.