Question

What does bottom of the hour mean?

Answer 1

Answer: The time at (very close to) half the next hour of time. Refers to the position of the long hand on a clock face.

For example: He said to get in touch with him again at the bottom of the hour.

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Answer 2

Refers to the time when the position of the long hand is pointing toward the number 6, or exactly halfway between the preceding hour and the upcoming one. "At Seven o'clock, He said to get in touch with him again at the 'bottom of the hour,' so I called him back at seven thirty."