on the hour

phrase

: at the beginning of the next hour

The next train will leave on the hour.

Examples of on the hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The press had also waned, likely through fatigue, by the time a host of substitutions, including Mbeumo, Amad, and Zirkzee were made on the hour mark. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

The elderly woman who was killed by a blast as severe summer storms roared through the Midwest lived in a house that was filled with cuckoo clocks that would go off every hour, on the hour, her family said. — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

But Japan closed the gap again when Hayate Era barged over and Matsunaga converted to close the margin to six points on the hour. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

As if to revive potentially flagging interest along the way, something big would hit the stage almost on the hour. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for on the hour

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