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Meaning of rush hour in English

rush hour
noun [ C usually singular ]
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/ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊər/ us
/ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊr/
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the busy part of the day when towns and cities are crowded, either in the morning when people are travelling to work, or in the evening when people are travelling home:
rush hour traffic
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(Definition of rush hour from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

rush hour | American Dictionary

rush hour
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈrʌʃ ˌoʊr/
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one of the busy parts of the day, either when people are traveling to work in the morning or when they are traveling home from work in the evening:
Take alternate routes during the morning rush hour.
(Definition of rush hour from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

rush hour | Business English

rush hour
noun [ C, usually singular ]
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one of the very busy times of the day on roads, trains, etc., in the morning when people are travelling to work and in the evening when people are going home:
in the/during rush hour It takes twice as long to drive to work during rush hour.
The rush hour traffic was slow.
(Definition of rush hour from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of rush hour

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The transport system has sufficient capacity on average but intermittently experiences rush hour complications.
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It was right around five-thirty, it was rush hour, and the platform was really crowded - almost impossible to move.
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For example, it is common sense that families with children in the 'rush hour of life' stand to benefit from a more relaxed view on the virtues of employment.
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Well, you can imagine what it gets like in the rush hour.
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It is also the reason for the snail's pace at which traffic normally moves in the rush hour.
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In the rush hour, it takes 40 minutes to do so and at other times it takes 25 minutes.
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The tranquillity of the countryside would be further eroded and the rush hour would become longer.
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But public transport is loaded to its full capacity already in the rush hour.
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At every period throughout that rush hour there would still be a considerable number of people standing in those trains.
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Is he aware that all services on that line are to disappear, except for those in the rush hour?
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This will be at 7.37 am before the rush hour and will be of very limited help.
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A city that lost its rush hour during the early 1980s recession was a city in trouble.
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The rush hour demonstrates that daily, and evacuation information is not readily available to the public.
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I am not talking about the rush hour; that can happen at any time of the day.
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There does not seem to be any rush hour, and there is huge unemployment, most of which seems to be in the public sector.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（上下班）交通高峰時間，交通擁擠時間…
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（上下班）交通高峰时间，交通拥挤时间…
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hora punta, hora punta [feminine, singular]…
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a hora do rush, hora do rush [feminine]…
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गर्दीची वेळ…
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ラッシュアワー…
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işe gidiş/iş çıkış saatleri, trafiğin en yoğun olduğu saatler, kalabalık saat…
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heure [feminine] de pointe, heure de pointe…
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hora punta…
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spitsuur…
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நகரங்கள் மற்றும் நகரங்கள் கூட்டமாக இருக்கும் நாளின் சுறுசுறுப்பான பகுதி, காலையில் மக்கள் வேலைக்குச் செல்லும்போது அல்லது மாலையில் மக்கள் வீட்டிற்குச் செல்லும்போது…
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(सुबह या शाम का) व्यस्त समय…
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ભીડના (સવાર કે સાંજ) ભારે કામકાજનો સમય…
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myldretid…
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rusningstid…
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masa sibuk…
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die Hauptverkehrszeit…
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rushtid [masculine], rushtid…
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بھیڑ بھاڑ کا وقت (خاص طور سے صبح جب لوگ کام پر جاتے ہیں اور شام کوواپس آتے ہیں)…
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година пік…
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час пик…
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పట్టణాలు నగరాలు రద్దీగా ఉండే రోజులో రద్దీగా ఉండే భాగం, ఉదయం ప్రజలు పనికి వెళ్ళేటప్పుడు లేదా సాయంత్రం ప్రజలు ఇళ్లకు ప్రయాణిస్తున్నప్పుడు…
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ساعة الذروة…
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দিনের মধ্যে ব্যস্ততম সময় যখন মানুষ কাজে যায় বা কাজ থেকে ফেরে…
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dopravní špička…
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jam sibuk…
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ชั่วโมงเร่งด่วน…
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giờ cao điểm…
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godzina lub godziny szczytu, godzina szczytu…
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혼잡한 시간, 러시 아워…
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ora di punta…
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