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o'clock

US /əˈklɑk/

adverb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

according to the clock

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The train to the city leaves at nine o'clock sharp.

Collocations

  • Easy at five o'clock
    indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree five o'clock
  • Medium morning briefing starts at nine o'clock sharp
    describing morning briefing starts at nine o'clock sharp (the time period between dawn and noon)
  • Hard executive teleconference scheduled for ten o'clock prompt
    describing executive teleconference scheduled for ten o'clock prompt (a person responsible for the administration of a business)
  • Very Hard ticking past eleven o'clock on the doomsday clock
    to ticking past eleven o'clock on the doomsday clock, meaning to make a clicking or ticking sound

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