Yeah, of course. Traffic is often held up when it rains. All the roads are
clogged, and people find it difficult to escape from traffic congestion. I
would stay at home and watch TV rather than going out and being caught up in
traffic.
Vocabulary
Tropical storm (phrase) A tropical storm is an organized system of strong
thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained
winds between 34 knots (63 km/h) and 64 knots (119 km/h).
Torrential rain (phrase) If it's raining extremely hard, then the rain is
torrential
Give a hoot about something/someone (phrase) to not be interested in
someone or something
Intricate (adj) very complicated or detailed.
Dearth (noun) a scarcity or lack of something.
Arid (adj) (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to
support vegetation
Rain cats and dogs (idiom) rain heavily
All of a sudden (phrase) happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without
warning, or unexpectedly
Deluge (noun) a great flood of water
Hold someone/something up (phrasal verb) to delay someone or
something