rush hour
nounDefinition of rush hour
: 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
The crash prompted traffic closures that lasted through rush hour Thursday evening. — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, "Blown-out tire preceded fatal C-470 crash, CSP says; victims identified," 30 Aug. 2019 Highway 101 was already jammed with motorists traveling within San Mateo County, who account for 43% of rush hour trips on 101 that cross Highway 92. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "New bus lines could help solve S.F.-to-Peninsula commuting woes," 29 Aug. 2019 The patrols will be out between 9 a.m. and the evening rush hours, according to police. — Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, "MSP troopers in unmarked cars looking for speeders on metro Detroit freeways," 21 Aug. 2019 Two men were shot dead when another motorist, possibly armed with an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle, crashed into their car on a Houston freeway during rush hour and opened fire, police said. — NBC News, "Two men shot dead on Houston freeway at rush hour; manhunt underway," 9 Aug. 2019 Most are made outside rush hour, in the afternoon or evenings, when buses run less frequently. — Laura J. Nelson, latimes.com, "L.A. is hemorrhaging bus riders — worsening traffic and hurting climate goals," 27 June 2019 As an introvert, rush hour at the gym––with competition to snag machines––is one of my worst nightmares. — Julia Sullivan, SELF, "How I Went From Hating Exercise to Becoming a Fitness Instructor in 5 Years," 3 May 2019 The freeway remained closed into the early part of the morning rush hour between those two streets, causing backups that extended back toward the Stack, the I-10 interchange with Interstate 17, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. — Chris Coppola, azcentral, "Interstate 10 reopens after rush-hour shutdown in west Phoenix," 20 Aug. 2019 The study found that use was highest during the morning rush hour, with 37% of all trips occurring between 7 and 9 a.m. This next highest use period was between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., which accounted for 23% of all trips. — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago’s scooters are mostly being used during rush hour, and 3 other things to know about the devices," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rush hour.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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