after the hour

idiom

chiefly US

—used with a certain number of minutes to indicate how long after the beginning of an hour something will happen

Trains leave every hour at ten minutes after the hour.

Examples of after the hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His arrival just after the hour gave the side some impetus and the fans a lift. —Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025

Diego Simeone's side were 3-0 up at half-time and scored a fourth just after the hour mark. —Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025

Real Madrid had the perfect opportunity to get back into the game just after the hour mark when Andy Robertson fouled Lucas Vàzquez in the area, but Mbappé – who had a difficult evening – saw his penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher. —Jamie Barton, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024

Just after the hour mark, Pau Comendador made a telling contribution. —Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

And just after the hour mark, the home side doubled its lead in the most impressive fashion thanks to a thunderbolt strike from Debast. —Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024

Just after the hour mark, Deschamps rolled the dice. —Matias Grez, CNN, 9 July 2024

The Dolby Theatre ceremony, initially scheduled to start at 4 p.m., didn’t get rolling until six minutes after the hour. —Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024

Cheered on from the stands by legendary striker Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast equalized just after the hour mark through Franck Kessié. —Ben Church, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024

Rhymes for after the hour

• candlepower
• cauliflower
• overpower
• superpower
• vavasour
• waterpower
• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower