top of the hour
Precisely o'clock moment
Top of the hour is the moment when a new hour begins—when the minutes read :00.
Broadcasters use it to mark programming transitions: We'll have news at the top of the hour.
The phrase appears most often in radio and television, where schedules run by the clock.
- schedulePlan of timed events
- news updateCurrent events summary
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
- newsReports of recent events
- clockDevice displaying time
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- TV lingoon air, off air, showrunner, cliffhanger, cue
position within the hour
top of the hourbottom of the hour
Thirty minutes after
half past · 0 · quarter past · quarter to · 5
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