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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.

Origin:
1895–1900


rush-hour, adjective
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rush hour  
n.  A period of heavy traffic.
rush'-hour' (rŭsh'our') adj.
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