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rush hour

noun

a time of day in which large numbers of people are in transit, as going to or returning from work, and that is characterized by particularly heavy traffic.

rush hour

a period at the beginning and end of the working day when large numbers of people are travelling to or from work

First recorded in 1895–1900

(Imagine the Flatiron building collapsing one sunny, rush-hour evening).

Our first step was ranking the metropolitan areas with the worst rush-hour congestion.

On his return, he found the trains running on the five-minute, rush-hour schedule.

Malone hadn't reckoned with New York's rush-hour traffic, and, after seeing it, he still didn't believe it.

Once underway, the caravan made reckless progress through rush-hour traffic.

In ten minutes you long for the comparative ease of the rush-hour at Brooklyn Bridge.

It takes big cars to climb those hills, let alone haul the trailers that are a feature of the Pittsburgh rush-hour traffic.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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