Traffic Management Terminology

noun a tangled or confused situation, especially in traffic

verb to become tangled or confused, especially in a traffic jam

• The accident caused a snarl up in traffic on the highway.
• The road construction snarled up my commute this morning.
• The protest march really snarled up the downtown area.
• His constant complaints snarled up the team's progress on the project.

noun a method of very short-range weather forecasting based on the observation and interpretation of current weather conditions

• Nowcasting is a method used in meteorology to provide real-time weather forecasts.
• I rely on nowcasting to check the weather before heading out.
• I'm nowcasting to see if it's going to rain before I go for a run.
• In the fast-paced world of finance, nowcasting is essential to make quick decisions based on current data.