jam-up

English

Noun

jam-up (plural jam-ups)

1. The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt.

   Hyponyms: paper jam, traffic jam

   • 2010, Richard J. Schonberger, World Class Manufacturing: The Next Decade:

     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.

   • 2012, R.J. Footitt, A.S. Lewis, The Canning of Fish and Meat, page 151:

     Record the number and location of jam-ups, the number of cans inspected and the number of metal fragments found.

Adjective

jam-up (not comparable)

1. (US, dialect) Splendid; wonderful; upstanding.

   Pete's a real jam-up guy.