rush hour
noun
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
Examples of rush hour in a Sentence
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
Recent Examples on the Web
Friday’s airstrike — the deadliest such attack on a neighborhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody, monthlong war in 2006 — hit during rush hour, as people were leaving work and children heading home from school.
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Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
These takes are more brutal than taking exit 3A during rush hour.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
That's the 15th slowest rush hour traffic corridor in the country, where drivers lost an average of 61 hours over a year.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
As a teenager working as a cashier at Target during rush hour, Cindy Portillo would struggle to catch her breath as her palms became sweaty and her heart raced.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
These takes are more brutal than taking exit 3A during rush hour.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
That's the 15th slowest rush hour traffic corridor in the country, where drivers lost an average of 61 hours over a year.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
As a teenager working as a cashier at Target during rush hour, Cindy Portillo would struggle to catch her breath as her palms became sweaty and her heart raced.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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 2 Oct. 2024.
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