rush hour



rush hour

the period of time when heavy traffic is moving into or out of a city. This is the slowest rush hour I have ever been in. Traffic is almost in gridlock.
See also: hour, rush

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Settimio-Italian
HannibalHAN-i-bəl (English)Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Basil (2)-Arabic
AdriÀ-Catalan
Alisia-English (Rare)
ThorburnTHAWR-bərnEnglish (Rare)