o'clock (adj.) c.1720, abbreviation of of the clock (1640s), from Middle English of the clokke (late 14c.). The usage of o' as a shortened way to say of is not uncommon (this is called an apocopic form, when the last syllable or consonant is left unpronounced). Many o' these are relatively rare in written form, but you might see them when an ...

2018年3月20日 · However, saying It's 2 by itself is uncommon: the o'clock is needed to specify that the current time is 2. Usage For business documents. Am/pm or 24-hour time are typically used. Telling time. For exact hours (1:00, 2:00, 3:00, ...) it is typical to say 1 o'clock when stating the time because as mentioned above, It's 1 by itself is ambiguous.

2019年5月13日 · It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal. – Glenn Willen Commented May 13, 2019 at 2:06

2020年4月19日 · It’s six o’clock in the evening. 18:01 – It’s six o’clock in the evening. 19:00 – It’s seven o’clock in the evening. 20:00 - It’s eight o’clock in the evening. 21:00 - It’s nine o’clock in the evening. 22:00 - It’s ten o’clock in the evening. or. …

It's time for bed. It's past eight o'clock! The time now is half past three. Share. Improve this answer ...

It's almost 12 o'clock. It's nearly 12 o'clock. It's just before 12 o'clock. It's a few minutes shy of 12 o'clock. The time is close to twelve, but it could be either before or after twelve. This is the about version: It's about 12 o'clock. It's around 12 o'clock. It's 12 o'clock, give or take [a few minutes].

2019年4月26日 · "For" may work if there is an appointment or something similar at 7, but then you would say it as "I'm available for the 7 o'clock." "I'm available for the 7 o'clock" may work for a shift. Otherwise, you would say (because you have said this means "can only come at") "I'm [only] available at 7 o'clock."

2023年5月8日 · One minor point here - especially when dealing with the time from an analogue clock you will tend to round up or down the time, often to the nearest five or ten minutes. So, one wouldn't say 'it's two past one' but could say 'it's one [o'clock]' or 'it's just gone one [o'clock]' in my dialect (Southern British English).

There is no strict agreement on what "afternoon" and "evening" mean. But generally, "afternoon" refers to the time between 12 p.m. (noon) and 6 p.m.

2020年8月15日 · One more (and ALL of these are minor): we would use an article in front of "computer crash" -- "You did something at 7 o'clock that caused a computer crash" or "... the computer crash." I hope it is all right that I point these things out; I reasoned that it is a site dedicated to helping people with English usage, and assumed you would be ...