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peak hour

noun peak hours

  1. Rush hour.
  2. attributive Relating to peak periods in traffic and transportation. 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; [...].

Opposite: off-hours, off-peak

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Opposite: off-hours, off-peak

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@misc{peak_hour_2026,
  title = {peak hour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peak%20hour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}