twelve o'clock
Hands pointing up
Twelve o'clock is noon or midnight—the point when the hour hand reaches the top of a clock face.
We'll meet at twelve o'clock sharp.
The phrase also indicates direction relative to the observer, with twelve o'clock being straight ahead: Enemy aircraft at twelve o'clock.
Twelve hours after midnight
- lunchtimeNoon eating period
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- siestaMidday rest
- noondayTwelve o'clock daytime
peak · daylight · solar · sunshine · luncheon · breaktime · afternoon · zenith
Owed or expected
- cutoffPoint of termination
- crunchtimeHigh-pressure final stretch
- submissionYielding to another's will
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
rush · looming · ticking · final hour · eleventh hour · on the dot · sharp · punctual
Uppermost part or surface
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- analogComparable equivalent
Time of supernatural activity
- midnight oilLate-night toil's metaphor
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- darknessTotal absence of light
nightfall · bewitching · lunar · stargazing · silence · slumber · nightcap · eerie
midday
Twelve hours after midnight
noonday · peak · daylight · solar · sunshine · luncheon · breaktime · afternoon · zenith · apex
due
Owed or expected
- cutoffPoint of termination
- crunchtimeHigh-pressure final stretch
- submissionYielding to another's will
countdown · rush · looming · ticking · final hour · eleventh hour · on the dot · sharp · punctual · race against time
top
Uppermost part or surface
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- dialGraduated circular indicator
witching hour
Time of supernatural activity
- midnight oilLate-night toil's metaphor
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- nocturnalActive during darkness
darkness · nightfall · bewitching · lunar · stargazing · silence · slumber · nightcap · eerie · twilight
- clock positionsnoon, midnight, high noon
- middaynoon, high noon, noontime, solar noon, meridian
- lunch breaklunch break, lunch hour, lunchroom, noon, midday
- midnightwitching hour, dead of night
- Dogfightingdogfight, barrel roll, wingman, bandit, tally
twelve o'clocksix o'clock
Hour after five
bottom · south · nine o'clock · three o'clock
twelve o'clocksix o'clock
Hour after five
0 · half past · six · middle of the night · quarter past
twelve o'clockquarter past
Time notation for :15
quarter to · half past · noonish · five to