Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottom of the hour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tom of the hour
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time at (or very close to) half the next hour of time.

Example Sentences

"At seven o'clock, he said to get in touch with him again at the bottom of the hour, so I called him back at seven thirty."

Etymology

Refers to the time when the position of the long hand is pointing toward the number 6, or exactly halfway between the preceding hour and the upcoming one.

Inflected Forms

bottoms of the hour (plural) bottoms of the hours (plural)

Antonyms

top of the hour

Questions

What does bottom of the hour mean?: The time at (or very close to) half the next hour of time.
Where does bottom of the hour come from?: Refers to the time when the position of the long hand is pointing toward the number 6, or exactly halfway between the preceding hour and the upcoming one.

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