Collocations for hour - noun
1. period of sixty minutes
ADJ.
solid
I slept for eight solid hours.
I slept for eight solid hours.
VERB + HOUR
take
It takes two hours to get to London.
It takes two hours to get to London.
spend | last
The performance lasted three hours.
The performance lasted three hours.
gain, lose
You gain five hours when you fly from New York to London.
You gain five hours when you fly from New York to London.
HOUR + VERB
go by, pass
An hour passed and she still hadn''t arrived.
An hour passed and she still hadn''t arrived.
PREP.
by the ~
They''re paid by the hour.
They''re paid by the hour.
for an ~
She worked for three hours.
She worked for three hours.
in/within an ~
I should be back within a couple of hours.
I should be back within a couple of hours.
over/under an ~
He''s been gone for over an hour.
He''s been gone for over an hour.
per ~
Top speed is 120 miles per hour.
Top speed is 120 miles per hour.
within the ~
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour).
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour).
~ of
There are still two hours of daylight left.
There are still two hours of daylight left.
PHRASES
half an hour, hour after hour, an hour''s time, with every passing hour
She grew more worried with every passing hour.
She grew more worried with every passing hour.
VERB + HOUR
chime, strike
The clock struck the hour.
The clock struck the hour.
PREP.
on the ~
Buses leave every hour on the hour.
Buses leave every hour on the hour.
past the ~
ten minutes past the hour
ten minutes past the hour
to the ~
ten minutes to the hour
ten minutes to the hour
3. time when you do a particular activity
ADJ.
lunch | peak, rush
rush-hour traffic
rush-hour traffic
VERB + HOUR
spend
I spent my lunch hour shopping.
I spent my lunch hour shopping.
PREP.
~ of
an hour of rest
an hour of rest
4. hours: time when sb is working/a shop is open
ADJ.
office, opening, working | licensing, visiting
Britain''s licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) the hospital''svisiting hours
Britain''s licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) the hospital''svisiting hours
flexible | long | regular
VERB + HOUR
work
She works very long hours.
She works very long hours.
keep
He keeps regular hours.
He keeps regular hours.
PREP.
after ~
He spends a lot of time in his office after hours.
He spends a lot of time in his office after hours.
out of ~
Doctors often have to work out of hours.
Doctors often have to work out of hours.
5. time when sth happens
ADJ.
darkest, finest
This was often thought of as the country''s finest hour.
This was often thought of as the country''s finest hour.
antisocial, unearthly, ungodly, unsocial
I apologize for phoning you at this ungodly hour.
I apologize for phoning you at this ungodly hour.
HOUR + VERB
come
The hour had come for us to leave.
The hour had come for us to leave.
PREP.
between the ~s of
The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two.
The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two.
~ of
the hours of darkness
the hours of darkness
PHRASES
your hour of need
She helped me in my hour of need.
She helped me in my hour of need.