ON THE HOUR Definition & Meaning

on the hour

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At 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 .

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Freeman wrapped up his treble on the hour mark at Franklin's Gardens as he continued to demonstrate the attacking prowess which helped him create history last month as the first England player to score in every round of a Six Nations campaign.

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Saracens were hit by another injury blow when Lozowski was forced off on the hour - but again they responded by scoring, with Maro Itoje doing enough to disrupt the line-out so that Julian Montoya's throw sailed through for Dan to collect and finish.

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And this was another notable moment for Shaw, given an immense cheer by the home fans when her name was announced before kick-off and then a standing ovation when she was subbed on the hour mark with the game won.

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On the hour mark of Scotland's Six Nations opener against Italy at Murrayfield, there was a hushed tension in the stands.

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Scarlets were then dealt a blow when Plumtree was shown a yellow card for not wrapping on a tackle on Lewis-Hughes on the hour mark.

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on the hour

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