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.
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California’s notorious rush hour traffic and soaring gas prices have established the state as one of the worst for drivers, according to WalletHub.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Our rush hour traffic’s lower because people just aren’t coming into town as much.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Gone are the stressors of fighting rush hour traffic or public transit manspreaders en route to a therapist’s office.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Much to no one's surprise, San Francisco is home to some of the country's worst rush hour traffic, a new report finds.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Our rush hour traffic’s lower because people just aren’t coming into town as much.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Gone are the stressors of fighting rush hour traffic or public transit manspreaders en route to a therapist’s office.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Much to no one's surprise, San Francisco is home to some of the country's worst rush hour traffic, a new report finds.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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