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'clockindicating a specific point in time, place, or degree five o'clock
- Medium morning briefing starts at nine o'clock sharpdescribing morning briefing starts at nine o'clock sharp (the time period between dawn and noon)
- Hard executive teleconference scheduled for ten o'clock promptdescribing 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 clockto ticking past eleven o'clock on the doomsday clock, meaning to make a clicking or ticking sound
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