rush hour



rush hour

the period of time when heavy traffic is moving into or out of a city. This is the slowest rush hour I have ever been in. Traffic is almost in gridlock.
See also: hour, rush

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlpAHLPTurkish
Augustaow-GUWS-tah (German, Polish), ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ə-GUS-tə (English)German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Mikkeline-Danish
Kristofor-Croatian (Rare)
'Avimelekh-Biblical Hebrew
Gunvor-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish