top of the hour
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[edit]Noun
[edit]top of the hour (plural tops of the hours or tops of the hour)
- (idiomatic) The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.
- 2005, Simran Kohli, The Radio Jockey Handbook, page 93:
- If not done at the top of the hour, however, the station ID should come at the next possible break in the programme.