词汇 | on the half-hour |
释义 | (redirected from on the half-hour)on the hourOccurring each time the clock turns to the next hour. Don't worry. We have nurses monitoring her condition on the hour until we see an improvement. We'll be bringing you live updates every hour on the hour. on the hourat each hour on the hour mark. I have to take this medicine every hour on the hour. I expect to see you there on the hour, not one minute before and not one minute after. on the hourAt every hour exactly; one o'clock, two o'clock, and so on. For example, The shuttle to New York departs on the hour. An extension of this idiom is every hour on the hour, meaning every time the clock's big hand reaches twelve, as in The bus passes by the house every hour on the hour. on the ˈhour/half-ˈhourat exactly 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, etc./ 5.30, 6.30, etc: Buses leave here for Oxford on the hour. |
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