on the hour

Idioms  

1. At every hour exactly; one o'clock, two o'clock, and so on. For example, The shuttle to New York departs on the hour. An extension of this idiom is every hour on the hour, meaning every time the clock's big hand reaches twelve, as in The bus passes by the house every hour on the hour.

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Example Sentences

Kakuta then converted a penalty shortly before half-time and got his second and his team's third on the hour mark from Theo Bongonda's assist.

From Barron's

Lucas Paqueta was deadly with the chance to restore West Ham's lead, but Joel Veltman bundled in from a corner on the hour mark.

From Barron's

Kakuta got his second and his team's third on the hour mark and the Leopards then had a fourth goal scored by Fiston Mayele ruled out by VAR for a handball.

From Barron's

The visitors jumped out into a 10-point lead, were 17-12 up at the break and trailed by only two on the hour.

From BBC

Stefano Moreo powered a header against the crossbar in the first half and Matteo Tramoni was then denied by the post on the hour after another thumping header.

From Barron's