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.
Recent Examples of rush hour from the Web
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The crash closed Columbia Parkway before morning rush hour.
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Interstate 485 is frequently backed up at rush hour, as are major thoroughfares such as Providence Road.
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These are distances that are annoying to walk, but don’t make a lot of economic sense in an Uber or Lyft, which can cost closer to $15 for the same trip during rush hour.
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The department is consulting with a prosecutor's office about whether to release body camera footage of the incident, which ended along a busy stretch of Interstate 95 during the Monday afternoon rush hour, police spokesman James Mercante said.
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In New York, the line of storms pushed through Tuesday afternoon causing havoc right at rush hour.
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Passengers experienced 25- to 30-minute delays Wednesday evening at rush hour after an emergency lever was pulled because of an ill passenger at Andrew Square Station, MBTA officials said.
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Hattaway and another city staffer watched an afternoon rush hour last week.
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Commuters in south Syosset often use the station in Hicksville, where the service is more frequent and faster (the trip to New York City takes less than 50 minutes at rush hour).
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First Known Use of rush hour
1878
RUSH HOUR Defined for English Language Learners
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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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