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
El Cajon police Officer Melad Tilko, one of the officers who pursued Leyva, said the Sonata ran multiple red lights and drove onto the center median to circumvent rush hour traffic on the streets of El Cajon.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Rain and rush hour traffic have compounded the delays as law enforcement vehicles—both marked and unmarked—line the surrounding roads.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
To shoulder your way off the subway during rush hour is to run a gauntlet of leering lafufus (that is, faux Labubus).
—Hilary Reid, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
There was a tire shop four blocks away, an interminable distance at that speed with the evening heat and rush hour exhaust pouring through the open windows.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Rain and rush hour traffic have compounded the delays as law enforcement vehicles—both marked and unmarked—line the surrounding roads.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
To shoulder your way off the subway during rush hour is to run a gauntlet of leering lafufus (that is, faux Labubus).
—Hilary Reid, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
There was a tire shop four blocks away, an interminable distance at that speed with the evening heat and rush hour exhaust pouring through the open windows.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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 3 Oct. 2025.
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