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
OlegÁRio-Portuguese
Betsy['betsi]
Parviz-Persian
ÖZgÜRUUZ-guyrTurkish
Luizaluw-EE-zah (Polish)Polish, Portuguese, Romanian
BÅRd-Norwegian