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on the half hour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
on the half hour
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Happening hourly, but at 30 minutes past each hour; ie, 08:30, 09:30 etc.

prep_phrase

Happening on the hour and at 30 minutes after the hour.

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At thirty minutes into a half.

Example Sentences

Phrases

on the hour top of the hour

Frequently Paired Words

on the hour top of the hour

Questions

What does on the half hour mean?
Happening hourly, but at 30 minutes past each hour; ie, 08:30, 09:30 etc.

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