peak time

American  

noun

1. prime time.

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Etymology

Origin of peak time

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The expansion of contactless payments on trains has caused the price of travelling on some services to soar as they now require more expensive peak time tickets.

From BBC

"Obviously Sunday morning services aren't quite as stressful for the system as a peak time on a weekday."

From BBC

The storm could bring heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada, and meteorologists were already discouraging travel during the peak time of the snowstorm — between Thursday morning and Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

Train passengers no longer have to pay higher prices for peak time tickets on ScotRail, raising the question over whether the rest of the UK could follow suit.

From BBC

Kara Smith, 23, from Leeds, works at Selfridges in Manchester and says she mainly drives to work because the peak time commute was "very expensive".

From BBC