rush hour
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during the rush hour."
- "Operation London Bridge, also from 1975, tells the story of the busy station's redevelopment. Cutting neatly from the barrow boys of Borough Market to an aerial view of Borough Market Junction, the film uses time lapse photography to show the congestion rife in the area during the morning rush hour."