hour's

Sixty minutes' worth

Hour's is the possessive form of hour, indicating something belonging to or associated with a single hour.

It appears in phrases measuring duration: an hour's drive, an hour's notice, an hour's worth of work.

The apostrophe distinguishes it from the plural hours.

duration

time

Measured passage of moments

period · wait · passing · length · measure · quarter · half · clock · interval · segment

appointment

notice

Become aware of

head · start · preparation · scheduling · deadline · reminder · alert · window · buffer · margin

possession

wage

Payment for labor

  • rateMeasured speed or charge
  • payWages for work
  • feePayment for service

charge · worth · value · cost · earnings · compensation · billing · salary · notice · work

Opposites
time unit duration

hour'ssecond's

Time unit's possessive

moment's · instant's · minute's · day's · week's

Phrases
Family

hour, hours, hourly, rush hour, hourglass, half-hour, hourlong, happy hour, zero hour

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G