赶时间 in a rush
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in a rush “赶时间”
英语解释为having very little time to do something or be somewhere。
例
Sorry, I can't stop, I'm in a rush.
不好意思，我不能停下来，我赶时间。
A: Uh, I think we were here first.
我们先到的，别插队。
B: I just have one thing. I'm in a big rush.
我只买一样东西，我赶时间。《摩登家庭》
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in a hurry “赶时间”
英语解释为not having enough time to do something。
例
Hate to interrupt the "perfect white teeth" convention, but we're in a hurry.
抱歉打断你们“强颜欢笑假客套”的对话，但我们赶时间。
If you're in a hurry, go by yourself.
如果你急着去的话，你就自己去吧。
避开高峰期 beat the rush hour
(1) beat除了表示“击打”，还表示“避开，避免”
(2) rush hour “（上下班的）高峰时间，交通拥挤时间”
英语解释为the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work。
(3) beat the rush hour “避开高峰期”
(4) beat the traffic “避开交通拥堵”
例
Plenty of drivers complain about rush hour traffic.
许多司机都抱怨上下班高峰期的交通拥堵。
Hurry! We gotta beat the rush hour.
快点，我们得避开高峰期。
They left early to beat the traffic.
为了避开交通拥堵，他们很早就出发了。
