ADJ

headlong, sudden

PREP

~ for
The film ended, and there was a rush for the exits
~ of
A rush of water came from the burst pipe

ADJ

awful, great, mad, tearing
sudden
last-minute
Christmas

RUSH + NOUN

decision
job
You can see that the painting was a rush job
hour
During the rush hour the journey may take up to twice as long

PREP

in a ~
I've been in a mad rush all day
~ for
a last-minute rush for tickets
~ of
a sudden rush of tourist traffic

PHRASES

have a rush on
We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders