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
SissieSIS-eeEnglish
Mohammed-Arabic, Bengali
Livingston['liviʒstən]
Cecelia[si'si:ljə]
Narcissanar-SIS-ə (English)Late Roman
Adrianusah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nusDutch