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The phrase "jam up" is correct and can be used in written English, although it is more commonly used in spoken language.
It means to become stuck or blocked, either physically or metaphorically. Example: The traffic was so bad that it caused a jam up on the highway. Another example: The printer jammed up, so we had to call IT for help.

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Roads jam up daily.

Looking and thinking jam up like derailed train cars.

The reporter didn't want to jam up Detective McCabe.

(Rose petals may jam up like large people competing to pass through a small door).

Any plotting that might jam up Labour's campaigning machinery is on hold until after 23 June.

Why then are these 15% allowed to jam up our streets with parked cars?

For months, the machine would run fine during tests, but then jam up when they tried to print something.

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But when he's asked about his plans for this painting, the jam-up suddenly eases.

The picture did not get any clearer yesterday; there is a bigger jam-up than ever.

There is no jam-up of carts at the first tee; there are no carts at all, in fact, and no cart paths either.

"Proximity equates to reasonable pricing, freshness and quality, and that's where the jam-up lies".

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