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
Taegan-English (Rare)
SamİYe-Turkish
Bunch[bʌntʃ]
&Aelig;&Eth;Elberht-Anglo-Saxon
Kristaps-Latvian
Methodiusmə-THO-dee-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)