on the hour

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.

Example Sentences

Justo Piccardo slid in before a pair of penalties from Tomas Albornoz and Santiago Carreras reduced the deficit to 17-16 on the hour.

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Kucherenko's day to forget was complete on the hour mark when he misjudged a high ball forward and was caught hopelessly out of position as Brian Graham beat him to slot home Falkirk's third.

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The hosts trailed 17-0 at the interval, only to storm back and draw level on the hour.

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On the hour mark, Finn Russell's boot levelled a breathless encounter and Wallace Sititi had picked up New Zealand's third yellow card.

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The revamped pack got on top of the Wallabies, with England's quest for aerial dominance rewarded when Pollock's try put them 15-7 ahead on the hour mark after the back-row collected a loose ball following a tap-back from a high kick by wing Tom Roebuck.

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