hourlyadjective
uk/ˈaʊə.li/us/ˈaʊr.li/B2 done or happening every hour:
There's an hourly bus service into town.
Take two tablets at hourly intervals.
hourly fee, rate, etc.
B2 the amount that is charged or earned every hour
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- There's an hourly news bulletin on this radio channel.
- You will be responsible for carrying out hourly inspections of the customer toilets.
- The nurse checks on him at hourly intervals.
- They pay an hourly rate of £12.50.
- You ought to take hourly breaks from the keyboard, just for five or 10 ten minutes, to rest your eyes.
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Relating to regular periods of time
- -ly
- afternoons
- annual
- annum
- bi
- biannual
- biennial
- daily
- evenings
- fortnight
- half-hourly
- nightly
- nights
- pa
- pcm
- per annum
- per calendar month
- pw
- season
- weekly
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hourlyadverb
uk/ˈaʊə.li/us/ˈaʊr.li/C1 once every hour:
Trains call here hourly.
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- Please check on the patient hourly, and report any change in her condition.
- We inspect the customer toilet facilities hourly.
- It's a good idea to take a short break hourly, to avoid eye strain.
- I had a terrible night - I woke up hourly because of the pain in my shoulder.
- The lifeguard on duty at the swimming pool changes over hourly.
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Continually & repeatedly
- 24/7
- ad nauseam
- again
- alway
- always
- clock
- constant
- hour
- hour after hour idiom
- immemorial
- interval
- morning
- morning, noon, and night idiom
- night
- periodicity
- perpetual
- perpetually
- persistent
- quick-fire
- streak
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