Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 sentences
  1. It's rush hour.

    Зараз година пік.

    ruСейчас час пик.

    deEs ist Hauptverkehrszeit.

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  2. I want to avoid rush hour.

    ruЯ хочу избежать часа пик.

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  3. Rush hour traffic will start soon.

    ruСкоро начнётся час пик.

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  4. I want to miss rush hour.

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  5. I was caught in the rush hour.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting:
Русский
By meaning 1
times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting:

Forms

plural: rush hours
Singularrush hour
Pluralrush hours

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedrush-hour

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