rush hour
noun
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
Examples of rush hour in a Sentence
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
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The extreme wind and blowing snow from a powerful winter storm limited visibility and made Kansas City area highways slick during Wednesday morning’s rush hour, police agencies reported.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
On Thursday around 8:30 a.m. during peak rush hour, tolls remained at 50 cents per section from downtown Orlando 2628to the Kirkman Road exit.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
People that commute to work might get up at the crack of dawn to beat rush hour, use a park-and-ride train or take a more roundabout path to the office.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
This influx of mobile orders has sometimes strained Starbucks workers during rush hours.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
On Thursday around 8:30 a.m. during peak rush hour, tolls remained at 50 cents per section from downtown Orlando 2628to the Kirkman Road exit.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
People that commute to work might get up at the crack of dawn to beat rush hour, use a park-and-ride train or take a more roundabout path to the office.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
This influx of mobile orders has sometimes strained Starbucks workers during rush hours.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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