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rush hour

rush hour noun: the times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.

Noun

rush hour (countable and uncountable, plural rush hours)

  1. (idiomatic) The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
    • It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during the rush hour.
    • Operation London Bridge, also from 1975, tells the story of the busy station's redevelopment. Cutting neatly from the barrow boys of Borough Market to an aerial view of Borough Market Junction, the film uses time lapse photography to show the congestion rife in the area during the morning rush hour.2021 March 10, Greg Morse, “Telling the railway's story on film”, in RAIL, number 926, page 48
    Synonyms:
    peak hour

rush hour meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

rush hour in Arabic

times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting
سَاعَة اَلذُّرْوَة sāʕat aḏ-ḏurwa

rush hour in Vietnamese

times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting
giờ cao điểm

Synonyms of rush hour

Forms of rush hour

pluralrush hours

Questions about rush hour

What does rush hour mean?
Rush hour means the times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
What is rush hour in Arabic?
Rush hour in Arabic is سَاعَة اَلذُّرْوَة (sāʕat aḏ-ḏurwa). See Rush hour meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rush hour?
Rush hour is a noun.
What is the plural of rush hour?
The plural of rush hour is rush hours.

Words near rush hour in the dictionary

  1. Rush County
  2. rush defence
  3. rush goalie
  4. rush holder
  5. rush holders
  6. rush hour
  7. rush hours
  8. rush in
  9. rush job
  10. rush jobs
  11. rush lilies

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