Braking point, of a sort (7,3)

I believe the answer is:

traffic jam

(Other definitions for traffic jam that I've seen before include "Problem, in a way" , "stuck in this" , "Gridlock" , "It causes a hold-up" , "Vehicular snarl-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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