When a rush starts, the first people stand the best chance.

There was barely time for dinner before the mad rush started again.

There were a few here before then; the big rush didn't start till 0830.

Since the rush didn't start for another hour there were empty seats available.

By 1903 a new rush started, and prospectors staked thousands of claims.

I want everything cleared up and sorted out before the rush starts again, all right?

But then when the rush to the exit starts, suddenly they drop from the ceiling.

You finish the conference championship game, and then the rush starts.

"I thought I'd give you a call before the dinner-hour rush started."

The rush for the coats started at 7:23, and soon after came a lull, which felt like people leaving a party.