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
HediİYe-Turkish
Alexia[ə'leksis]
Meindert-Dutch
Traudl-German
Coleman-English, Irish
Ieremias-Biblical Greek