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hourly Definition

hourly (o̵ur′lē)

adjective

  1. done, taken, or happening every hour
  2. completed or happening in the course of an hour the hourly output
  3. reckoned by the hour hourly wage
  4. frequent or continual to live in hourly dread

adverb

  1. once an hour; every hour
  2. with frequency

hourly Synonyms

hourly

modif.

hour by hour, each hour, every hour, every sixty minutes, continually, at the striking of the hour, every hour on the hour; see also frequently, regularly 2.

hourly Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • weekday: There is still no sign of onward links beyond Uppingham and Oakham to Leicester and Nottingham, both of which run hourly on weekdays.

Modifies a noun

  • earning: Hourly earnings for both sexes were higher in England than Scotland or Wales.
  • rate: Support can be provided on an hourly rate, daily rate or annual support contract.
  • interval: These images were taken at 3 hourly intervals over a period of 6 months.
  • wage: Pride rather than hourly wages by of the gross.
  • bulletin: An additional service that came into effect in 2002 involved hourly traffic bulletins with AA Roadwatch.
  • basis: We charge on an hourly basis on top of which we add VAT.

Preposition: during

  • day: The service runs half hourly during the day from Canute Place near the Town Center.

Used with adjective complement

  • depart: By Bus The Airbus A6 departs hourly to Victoria Coach Station, Hyde Park Corner, Marble Arch, and Baker Street.
  • update: The Regent Street graphs are updated hourly, the others twice daily.
  • run: The service runs half hourly from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm Monday - Friday.
  • operate: Services to London via Heathrow Airport operate hourly, with less frequent services to many destinations across the UK.
  • leave: Boats leave hourly from the waterfront and booking ahead is essential.

Modifying Another Word

  • approximately: By train: Except on Sundays, there are approximately hourly train services to Matlock from Derby.
  • twice: Using the twice hourly high speed train service, for example, London is only two hours away.
  • half: The service runs half hourly from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm Monday - Friday.
  • almost: Prime Minister I get briefings almost hourly on what is happening.
  • even: Traditional leases have been replaced by relatively short licenses rather than monthly, or even hourly, tenure.
  • then: The service is then hourly from 1846 to 2146.

Preposition: in

  • evening: Both services are half hourly in the evenings and on Saturdays.