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
Ballendine['bæləndain]
Viktoriyaveek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Normina-English (Rare)
Vasiliki-Greek
Avanti-Indian, Hindi
Ikraam-Arabic