an/per hour

idiom

—used in measurements that describe the speed of something

The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.

a ball thrown at 88 miles an hour

Examples of an/per hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal of irrigating is to wet roots, so water long enough to get water down to the root zone — with drip irrigation that could take an hour or two. —Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024

Neighbors who left an hour later got stuck in traffic because of flooding. —CBS News, 4 May 2024

Like the popular athlete of the week ballots, voters may cast a ballot once an hour until the 2 p.m. deadline on Fridays. —Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024

The entire staff at Grey Sloan Memorial is suffering from a mediocre crisis that somehow manages to fill an hour of television. —Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024

If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator for an hour or two before serving. —Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 3 May 2024

And the sky turned yellow Tuesday night, as the Kansas City area was placed under a severe thunderstorm warning for almost an hour. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024

Additionally, the airline is raising the starting salary of domestic positions to a minimum of $19 per hour. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024

Though the Eta Aquarids are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, they can also be viewed north of the equator during their peak, when about 10 to 30 meteors can be seen per hour, according to Space.com. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024