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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Your dad’s co-worker will post his bail after your mother calls the moving company every hour on the hour.
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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
Where is the New York Times Crossword’s version of Andy Cohen doing tequila shots every hour on the hour?
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
Where is the New York Times Crossword’s version of Andy Cohen doing tequila shots every hour on the hour?
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for every hour on the hour
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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 30 Sep. 2025.
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