rush hour
The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting…The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
» It's rush hour.
Es ist Hauptverkehrszeit.
Es ist Hauptgeschäftszeit.
Es ist Stoßzeit.
Сейчас час пик.
Зараз година пік.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during the rush hour.
Stoßzeit, Hauptverkehrszeit, Rushhour
час пи́кčas pík
годи́на пі́кhodýna pík
the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work; the time of the day when the movement of people from one place to another is at its highest
Examples
71 sentencesIt's rush hour.
Зараз година пік.
ruСейчас час пик.
deEs ist Hauptverkehrszeit.
I want to avoid rush hour.
ruЯ хочу избежать часа пик.
Rush hour traffic will start soon.
ruСкоро начнётся час пик.
I want to miss rush hour.
I was caught in the rush hour.
Translations
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Forms
plural: rush hours| Singular | rush hour |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
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