a time of the day when business, traffic, etc. are especially heavy
rush hour
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rush hour
noun
A regular period of heavy traffic, especially at the beginning or end of a workday.
Related Forms:
- rush′-hour′
adjective
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the rush hour.
- The rush-hour trains are normally extremely busy
Noun
(plural rush hours)
- (idiomatic) The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
- It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during the rush hour.
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