peak time

noun

1. prime time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peak time¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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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".

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Fares on routes that do not currently have peak time prices will be unchanged.

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But note that peak time prices are likely to be higher on those schemes, says Mr Caffell.

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