rush hour
noun
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
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We got caught in the morning rush hour.
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Nuno Espírito Santo could organise 10 strangers in Tesco during rush hour into a cohesive low-block defence.
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Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Nine people were hospitalized after a head-on crash near Las Olas beach during Tuesday morning rush hour, officials say.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
The wreck happened at East Las Olas Boulevard and Riviera Isle Drive during peak morning rush hour.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Travel times through the Holland Tunnel during morning rush hour have dropped from 12 minutes to just four.
—Betsy Plum, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Nine people were hospitalized after a head-on crash near Las Olas beach during Tuesday morning rush hour, officials say.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
The wreck happened at East Las Olas Boulevard and Riviera Isle Drive during peak morning rush hour.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Travel times through the Holland Tunnel during morning rush hour have dropped from 12 minutes to just four.
—Betsy Plum, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rush hour
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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