traffic
This term typically evokes a sense of volume and flow, whether referring to the physical congestion of a city street or the digital load on a server. While it is often associated with frustration and delays in a transport context, it is viewed as a metric of success or popularity in the realm of web analytics.
Uncountable when referring to the general flow of cars, data, or illegal trade.
Meanings
The movement of vehicles or pedestrians along a road or public highway.
The heavy traffic made me late for the meeting.
The amount of data moving across a network.
The website crashed due to an unexpected surge in traffic.
Examples
The morning traffic was unusually heavy on the main highway.
The server crashed because of a sudden spike in web traffic.
Authorities are working to stop the traffic of illegal wildlife.
The criminal organization was accused of trafficking stolen artwork.
Phrasal Verbs
traffic in
to trade or deal in something, typically illegally
The syndicate was arrested for trafficking in stolen artwork.