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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even on weekdays, roads to scenic aspen byways nearest the Front Range have become nearly as congested as Denver city streets during rush hour.
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Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Imagine trying to drive through a city during rush hour.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This spring, a pending congestion-pricing plan, which would have charged car drivers fifteen dollars during rush hour to drive below Sixtieth Street, became an object of ire for suburban New Yorkers.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Friday’s airstrike — the deadliest such attack on a neighborhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody, monthlong war in 2006 — hit during rush hour, as people were leaving work and children heading home from school.
—Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
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Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Imagine trying to drive through a city during rush hour.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This spring, a pending congestion-pricing plan, which would have charged car drivers fifteen dollars during rush hour to drive below Sixtieth Street, became an object of ire for suburban New Yorkers.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Friday’s airstrike — the deadliest such attack on a neighborhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody, monthlong war in 2006 — hit during rush hour, as people were leaving work and children heading home from school.
—Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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