rush hour
noun [C usually singular]Definition
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2. Practise
B2 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 trafficTraffic jamsDays and times of dayWorking hours and periods of workWork, working and the workplace
(Definition of rush hour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- after hours idiom
- clock in phrasal verb
- clock out phrasal verb
- flexible working noun
- flexitime noun
- in-service adjective
- man-hour noun
- night shift noun
- nine number
- office hours noun
- opening hours noun
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- reduced time noun
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