: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
Example Sentences
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
Recent Examples on the WebThis turns the Florida airspace into the equivalent of a congested two-lane highway at rush hour. Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 In a crowded car at rush hour, though, commuters might make contact with someone else’s skin. Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Five semi-trucks crashed Tuesday on Interstate 65's Kennedy Bridge, according to Louisville Metro Police officials, leaving only one lane open on the southbound crossing between Kentucky and Southern Indiana as rush hour approached. Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Among the many vehicles that were sliding and colliding in Thursday night’s snowy rush hour was a truck hauling shiny new GMC sport utility vehicles. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2022 Hours later, as darkness falls, another rush hour begins.New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 Cars and trucks inch along at an aggravatingly slow pace along Oviedo’s main corridors of Mitchell Hammock Road and State Road 434 daily during rush hour, as the city’s population has soared by nearly 60% over the past two decades. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Westwood Northern Boulevard between Sutter Avenue and Beekman Street will be shut down during rush hour as Cincinnati police investigate a fatal wreck. Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2022 Traveling from the suburb of Tappström to central Stockholm takes 50 minutes by car during rush hour, but the P-12, which can hit 30 mph, could navigate the waterways between the two in 25 minutes, Hasselskog says.Wired, 15 July 2022 See More