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Meaning of rush hour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.

countable, idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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