hour noun – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

I

spent an hour

on the phone.

It will

take

about

an hour

to get there.

It usually takes me two hours to walk there.

The interview

lasted half an hour

.

It was a three-hour exam.

Most cats sleep 13–16

hours a day

.

Architects can expect to spend 40 hours a week in meetings.

for an hour

I waited for a couple of hours and then I left.

in an hour

He’ll be back in an hour.

In less than

twenty-four hours

it would be Christmas.

by the hour

We’re paid by the hour.

per/an hour

Top speed is 120 miles per hour.

The rate of pay is £10.50 an hour.

within the hour

We hope to be there within the hour

(= in less than an hour)

.

York was within an hour’s drive.

He crossed the line in a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Chicago is two hours away

(= it takes two hours to get there)

.

We’re four hours ahead of New York

(= referring to the time difference)

.

I sat there,

hour after hour

, staring at a blank computer screen.