past the hour
idiom
—used with a certain number of minutes to indicate how long after the beginning of an hour something will happen
Trains leave every hour at ten minutes past the hour.
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“Past the hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20the%20hour. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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