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tops of the hours

tops of the hours is the plural of top of the hour.

Meaning of top of the hour

Noun

top of the hour (plural tops of the hours or tops of the hour)

  1. (idiomatic) The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.
    • If not done at the top of the hour, however, the station ID should come at the next possible break in the programme.2005, Simran Kohli, The Radio Jockey Handbook, page 93

Questions about tops of the hours

What is tops of the hours the plural of?
Tops of the hours is the plural of top of the hour.

Words near tops of the hours in the dictionary

  1. tops and tails
  2. tops from the bottom
  3. tops it all
  4. tops it off
  5. tops of the hour
  6. tops of the hours
  7. tops off
  8. tops one's boom
  9. tops oneself
  10. tops out
  11. tops the charts

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