hourly

[US]/'aʊəlɪ/
[UK]/'aʊɚli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. & adv. happening every hour or occurring every hour

Phrases & Collocations

hourly rate

hourly pay

hourly schedule

hourly wage

Example Sentences

there is an hourly bus service.

There is an hourly train service in the suburbs.

They made hourly patrol of the area.

hourly changes in the plans.

trains run at half-hourly intervals.

a £3.40 minimum hourly rate of pay.

They charge customers on an hourly basis.

receiving six hourly doses of morphine.

to introduce standard fees instead of hourly rates.

a train runs hourly from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Their hourly rates have gone up.

paid three dollars for a hamburger; paid an hourly wage.

Our charges are calculated by reference to an hourly rate.

From the businessman’s point of view these new hourly flights to Paris are just what is needed.

We should indeed say “a unique feature”, “a useful tool”, “an honorarium” and “an hourly rate”.

His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably.

Real-world Examples

I would pay her hourly, I don't know what the going rate is though.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

The Complex International currently pushes over 2300 hourly workers.

Source: NPR News September 2014 Compilation

Average hourly earnings jumped 21 cents in April.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

But as jobs increased, the average hourly wage in America declined.

Source: VOA Special March 2016 Collection

Make sure you take regular, hourly breaks during the day.

Source: Learning charging station

We have an hourly rate to be respected.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

The hourly pay is pretty high.

Source: Four-Stage Listening Training Camp

Average hourly wages increased by 3.2% during the 12-months ending in January.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Workers are demanding higher pay and better health care for hourly employees.

Source: NPR News November 2012 Compilation

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