peak hour

English

Noun

peak hour (plural peak hours)

1. Rush hour.
2. (attributive, often hyphenated) Relating to peak periods in traffic and transportation.
   • 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 591:

     It will be noted that on this service, in contradistinction to that from and to Bristol, extra trains are provided to cope with peak-hour conditions; [...].

Antonyms

• off-hours
• off-peak

Translations

rush hour — see rush hour