peak hour
Commute congestion period
Peak hour is the time of day when demand or activity reaches its highest level, especially for transportation or utilities.
Rush hour is the most common example: Traffic during peak hours can double your commute.
Electricity providers charge more during peak hours when usage strains the grid.
The plural peak hours is more common than the singular.
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
tailback · snarl-up · logjam · chokepoint · traffic jam · jam-packed · stalled · clogged
Standard business hours
- workdayStandard labor period
- office hoursDesignated meeting availability
- morning rushEarly day congestion
- evening rushLate-day travel crunch
school run · shift change · punctuality · scheduling · staggered hours · flextime
Underground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
platform · fare · passenger · transfer · express · local · schedule · route
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
bumper-to-bumper · tailback · snarl-up · logjam · chokepoint · traffic jam · jam-packed · stalled · clogged · backed up
9-to-5
Standard business hours
- workdayStandard labor period
- office hoursDesignated meeting availability
- morning rushEarly day congestion
evening rush · school run · shift change · punctuality · scheduling · staggered hours · flextime
subway
Underground transit passage
carpool · platform · fare · passenger · transfer · express · local · schedule · route · departure
overcrowded
Filled beyond capacity
- packedFilled to capacity
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
- standing roomArea for standing audience
jostling · thronged · bustling · swarm · crush · queues · pushing · shoulder-to-shoulder · cramped · elbow-to-elbow
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- hoursone o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five o'clock
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- Perth Transitbus, train, ferry terminal, train station, stations
- traffic engineeringtraffic signal, traffic light, traffic control, traffic jam, congestion
peak houroff-peak
Outside busiest hours
off-peak hours · off-times · dead time · quiet hours · late night
peak hourdowntime
Period of non-operation
quiet time · lull · slow period · slack time · off-hours
peak, hour, peaked, rush hour, peaking, peak hours, off-peak