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
ZhannaZHAH-nahRussian
Cato (1)-Ancient Roman
Nili-Hebrew
Dana (4)-Persian, Arabic
Jayesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
AriesAR-eez (English), ER-eez (English)Roman Mythology