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

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

Tuchel had replaced Madueke and Marcus Rashford with Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon on the hour mark. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for on the hour

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