hourly

UK /ˈaʊ̯əli/ US /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/

adj 2adv 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Occurring every hour.

There are hourly express buses.

The [four] motors have a continuous rating of 144 h.p. and an hourly output of 180 h.p., giving a total hourly rating of 720 h.p. compared with the six-motored "Arlecchino's" 994 h.p.

Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.

adv

At intervals of an hour.

Express buses depart hourly.

Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.

noun

Something produced each hour.

She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.

Collocations

ADJ.

charged, express, express, reduced, two-hourly

The reduced hourly rate made the job more affordable for weekend workers.

VERB + HOURLY

depart, extend, giving, know, reads, total, want

The buses depart hourly from the city center starting at 6 a.m. each morning.

HOURLY + NOUN

buses, ll, output

The hourly buses from the city center were always packed during rush hour.

PREP.

about, from

The train departures from the city center run hourly during peak times.

ADV.

only

The nurse checked on the patient's vital signs only hourly during the night shift.

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There are hourly express buses.

Wiktionary

The [four] motors have a continuous rating of 144 h.p. and an hourly output of 180 h.p., giving a total hourly rating of 720 h.p. compared with the six-motored "Arlecchino's" 994 h.p.

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This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between

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Express buses depart hourly.

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Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.

Wiktionary

She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.

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