rush hour
noun
Definition of rush hour
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
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Examples of rush hour in a Sentence
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
1878
First Known Use of rush hour
1878
RUSH HOUR Defined for English Language Learners
rush hour
noun
Definition of rush hour for English Language Learners
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: a time during the day early in the morning or late in the afternoon when many people are traveling on roads to get to work or to get home from work
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