rush hourˈrush hour ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Examples
I got caught in the morning rush hour. heavy rush hour traffic
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- In rush hour, forget it.
- Like traffic caught in rush hour, freeway construction moves glacially -- especially when well-organized locals try to spike it.
- Peter suggested keeping on until half an hour into the rush hour but no longer as it looked like being particularly crowded today.
- Service is frequent, with trains running every 7 { minutes during rush hour and once every 30 minutes on Sundays.
- That concentration, greater than on a highway during rush hour, would not cause even a headache in most healthy people.
- The law states the owners would have to put in a ferry, an interesting thought for the rush hour.
- Which is hard to believe at rush hour.
Longman Language Activatora time when a place is busy► busy
the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work: · The morning is our busy time here. It's quieter in the afternoon.· July is our busiest month, when all the tourists come.
► hectic extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry, and often feel worried or excited: · In the last hectic weeks before the show started we were practically living in the theatre to get it ready on time.· There are two hundred guests arriving in one hour! That's why things are so hectic!
► rush hour the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work at the same time: · The rush hour in most British cities does not start until about 8 o'clock.· The buses are so crowded during the rush hour, you never get a seat.
► peak the peak time or period is the time when shops, roads, trains etc are busiest: · There should be more buses to cope with the extra passengers at peak times.· We usually have two people working in the shop, but at peak periods we employ extra staff.· In the peak month of July the market sold three hundred tons of melons a day.
► the rush a very busy time when a lot of people are shopping or travelling: · Buy your tickets early and avoid the rush.the Christmas/summer/weekend etc rush: · We're building up our stocks of books and toys to get ready for the Christmas rush.
► the hustle and bustle when there are a lot of people moving around and doing things, especially in a busy town or city: · Relax on the beach or enjoy the hustle and bustle of the busy fishing port.· It's hard to imagine that the park is only a few minutes' walk from the hustle and bustle of midtown Manhattan.
► the season the time of year when a tourist area is busy and a lot of people go there: · The season begins in May, and most of the hotels open then.· This place gets so crowded during the season. It's much nicer in the winter when the tourists have gone.in season (=during the season): · Don't travel to Benidorm in season. The hotels are crowded.high season/low season (=when a place is busiest or least busy): · They put their prices up considerably during the high season.
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I got caught in the morning rush hour. heavy rush hour traffic