The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt.
The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt.
The rationale goes something like this: Increasing line speeds, complex packaging equipment, and ever-lighter-weight containers and packaging materials make jam-ups likely—usually many per day.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US, dialect) Splendid; wonderful; upstanding.
Pete's a real jam-up guy.
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(idiomatic, often hyphenated) Good, superior, excellent.