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after only one hour vs after just one hour

Both "after only one hour" and "after just one hour" are correct and frequently used. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.
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after only one hour

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific time frame of one hour. It is interchangeable with "after just one hour."
  • After this House had adopted, after only one reading, Mr Markov's directive on driving hours and rest periods, Mr Berlusconi and his government did not even think it necessary to put it on the Council's agenda.
  • Only one hour, then I'll be back.
  • There's only one hour left until the closing.
  • This cut, you have only one hour.
  • Madam, only one hour I wait.
  • Tell Zach only one hour on the computer.
  • The Committee on Fisheries for instance had only one hour whereas other committees had three hours.
  • But you can't give up after only one session.
  • Bore me after only one day.
  • Supposedly, he was born in a mental institution and he sleeps only one hour a night.
  • So you're boy, Billy Joe, just got out, and in only one hour he killed three more people.
  • However, it does not seem right to me to bring this to a conclusion in only one hour, or by voting tomorrow on a cursory text.
  • When I read about what happened to you, I couldn't believe they called the search off after only one week.
  • "After only one day of deliberations,"the jury convicted me on all counts.
  • I resigned from the employ of the United States government after only one year.
  • It is not logical to draw conclusions about the programme's implementation after only one year.
  • After only one day of deliberations,
  • Cases of acute renal failure have been reported after only one or two doses of cidofovir.
  • However, I am afraid that a review in 2008, after only one year of operation, will not be very meaningful.
  • Companies often think of a one-hour meeting as a one-hour meeting, but that's not true, unless there's only one person in that meeting.

Alternatives:

  • after just one hour
  • after one hour only
  • just one hour later
  • only one hour later
  • just an hour later

after just one hour

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific time frame of one hour. It is interchangeable with "after only one hour."
  • "Miss Milland was arrested in front of the house at 3:30 a.m.,"just one hour after the initial raid.
  • Just one hour from the office.
  • I feel so dopey after just one drink.
  • The results of this challenge after just one month was staggering.
  • He is caught after just one day.
  • Then, I will go and sit for just one hour.
  • Just one hour, and I want you back in the lab.
  • [Stephen Narrating] Just one hour has passed... since the chorus learned about Bob Salvini's death.
  • If we could offer him just one day, one hour- imagine...
  • The one you used to ride 18 km from Palanza to this place in just one hour.
  • Just one hour of flirty chatting with James, and you know what I'll get.
  • I won't run away, so delay it for just one hour.
  • Mr President, you have said the we have just one hour.
  • It's 11:00, amigos... ...just one hour before death strikes someone in this room.
  • The European Parliament is the voice of human rights and we are making do with just one hour.
  • Jochen Mass, the clear leader, with everybody else making the decision to change tyres after just one lap of this race.
  • After just one Forensics class, I found a way to retrieve our student records.
  • I can see it would look very bad for you if my father were to remove me from the school after just one day.
  • This is a codecision procedure and we shall be adopting a text after just one reading.
  • Experiments show that even experienced drivers can permanently cut their fuel consumption by up to 30% after just one day of additional training.

Alternatives:

  • after only one hour
  • after one hour just
  • just one hour later
  • only one hour later
  • just an hour later

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