ten o'clock

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ten o'clock (uncountable)

  1. (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).
    The morning coffee break starts at ten o'clock (= "The morning coffee break starts at 10:00 a.m.").
  2. (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).
    Supper service ends at ten o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 10:00 p.m.").
  3. (informal) A position to the left and slightly ahead (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 10 mark on a clock face)
    We've got a bogey at ten o'clock.

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