hourly

1 of 2

adverb

hour·​ly ˈau̇(-ə)r-lē How to pronounce hourly (audio)
: at or during every hour

hourly

2 of 2

adjective

1
a
: occurring hour by hour
hourly bus service
b
: frequent, continual
in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping
2
: computed in terms of an hour
an hourly wage
3
: paid by the hour
hourly workers

Examples of hourly in a Sentence

Adverb she checks her phone for messages hourly
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Adverb
The National Weather Service, NOAA weather stations, and Esri update the data hourly. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025 The system said buses would run hourly from two locations on San Vicente Boulevard, the southern boundary for the city's evacuations. Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Under New York law, tipped workers earn a base hourly wage that, combined with tips, must meet or exceed the state’s minimum wage. Nicole Ayala, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 Domestic policy changes have added to costs for U.K. business, with the government in October announcing increases to the U.K.’s minimum hourly wage and the National Insurance (NI) payroll tax paid by employers. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hourly 

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hourly was in the 15th century

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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hourly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

hourly

adjective
hour·​ly
ˈau̇(ə)r-lē
1
: occurring every hour
hourly bus service
2
: figured in terms of one hour
hourly wages
hourly adverb

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