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
RaleighRAW-leeEnglish
Cormag-Scottish
Ingram['iŋgrəm]
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian
Alviseahl-VEE-zeItalian
Miljana-Serbian