Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

top of the hour

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: top of the hour
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"If not done at the top of the hour, however, the station ID should come at the next possible break in the programme."

Inflected Forms

tops of the hours (plural) tops of the hour (plural)

Phrases

top of the morning

Frequently Paired Words

top of the morning

Antonyms

bottom of the hour

Questions

What does top of the hour mean?: The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.

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