every hour on the hour
idiom
: at the beginning of each hour (at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.)
Trains leave the station every hour on the hour.
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Anything left to mention? To explore downtown Santa Fe without the hassle of parking, take advantage of the resort’s complimentary shuttle that departs and returns every hour on the hour.
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Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
Your dad’s co-worker will post his bail after your mother calls the moving company every hour on the hour.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The starting gun for the first heat had gone off more than four hours earlier, and new heats were heading out every hour on the hour.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
Your dad’s co-worker will post his bail after your mother calls the moving company every hour on the hour.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The starting gun for the first heat had gone off more than four hours earlier, and new heats were heading out every hour on the hour.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Every hour on the hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20hour%20on%20the%20hour. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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