hourly

1 of 2

adverb

hour·​ly ˈau̇(-ə)r-lē 

: at or during every hour

also : frequently, continually

hourly

2 of 2

adjective

1

a

: occurring hour by hour

hourly bus service

b

: frequent, continual

in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping

2

: computed in terms of an hour

an hourly wage

3

: paid by the hour

hourly workers

Synonyms

Adverb

• constantly
• often
• frequently
• repeatedly
• continually

Examples of hourly in a Sentence

Adverb

she checks her phone for messages hourly

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Bandana Bandana is a new job platform focused on helping hourly, frontline and working-class job seekers find better jobs close to home. —Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

Creators can constantly update their experiences, even hourly, and our Infrastructure innovations will be able to handle traffic with millions of game instances across more than 24 global edge data centers. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 June 2025

Adjective

Three cities in Washington state are due for wage increases: Burien, Washington: Employers with 21 to 499 employees will raise their minimum wage at least $3.50 above the state's hourly minimum wage of $16.66. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 30 June 2025

Cawley-Ford remembers when the stipends were put in place, saying the bonuses helped to raise UConn Health’s hourly wage to a level more in line with other hospitals in the state. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for hourly

• sourly

Kids Definition

hourly

adjective

hour·​ly

ˈau̇(ə)r-lē

1

: occurring every hour

hourly bus service

2

: figured in terms of one hour

hourly wages

hourly adverb