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
ThÉOdorete-o-DORFrench
Kazimieras-Lithuanian
Abdullohi-Tajik
Berengar-Ancient Germanic
Dip-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Amy['eimi]