at 2 am vs on 2 am

The correct phrase is 'at 2 am.' 'On 2 am' is not a correct construction in English. 'At 2 am' is commonly used to indicate a specific time, while 'on' is not used in this context.

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at 2 am

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a specific time.

Use 'at 2 am' to specify a particular time, such as 'I will meet you at 2 am.'

Examples:

She arrived at 2 am.
The event starts at 2 am.
I have to wake up at 2 am tomorrow.
They scheduled the meeting at 2 am.
He called me at 2 am.

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In May 2005, Barton broke a 35-year-old pedestrian's leg while driving his car through Liverpool city centre at 2 am.
Failed to meet the needs of other guests to sleep, rioting under the windows up at 2 am.
Musically, Moby has summed the record up as being "broken-down melodic electronic music for empty cities at 2 am".
At the coup d'état of 21 April 1967, Glezos was arrested at 2 am, together with the rest of the political leaders.
On 6 December 1955, during the "Panthermantel Affair", von Roten was stopped by police officers at 2 am while on the way to her analyst.
I share their life punctuated at the rhythm of the services, except for the vigils, which are at 2 am.
I went to see you at 2 am
Luckily the road improves with the mileage and not raining anymore, We arrive at 2 am and we sleep on the ground.
At the coup d'état of April 21, 1967, Glezos was arrested at 2 am, together with the rest of the political leaders.
Gentlemen's daughters... never steal out of neighbours' rooms at 2 am so great was her compulsion and it was you who compelled her
At 2 am we reached one of our centres in Bhubaneshwar.
At 2 am today when I visited the town the whole of it was a horrible sight, flaming from end to end.
At 2 am, in Paris Street in Le Havre?
Let's not fight at 2 AM, please!
Upon discovering that her daughter has given all her savings to the church, Elizabeth punishes her by waking her up at 2 AM on a school night and forcing her to clean the house.
Pretences at 2 am!
Although we're ready to launch at 2 am from the valley floor, it's obvious that the kilos on our backs aren't detrimental to our motivation.
He suggested that the clocks should be advanced by 20 minutes at a time at 2 am on successive Sundays in April and be reversed in September.
Swinging leads they continued up the and as night fell they switched on their headlamps.The last nine pitches were climbed in the dark - a somewhat slow and nerve wracking experience Zangerl admits - and the summit was reached at 2 am.
Tonight at 2 am Everything is prepared for flight.

on 2 am

This phrase is not correct in English. 'On' is not used to indicate a specific time.

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Concentrate on all the footage from 2 AM on.
By 2 am on January 3, the army was on its way to Princeton.
He suggested that the clocks should be advanced by 20 minutes at a time at 2 am on successive Sundays in April and be reversed in September.
From this historic spot, at 2 AM on October 25, 1917, the gunshot from the Aurora sent the signal to storm the Winter Palace.
Similar elements can be found in the marketing services agreements signed by VTAN and AMS on 2 January 2007, 1 November 2007 and 27 August 2008.
Upon discovering that her daughter has given all her savings to the church, Elizabeth punishes her by waking her up at 2 AM on a school night and forcing her to clean the house.
It runs from 5 am to midnight, Monday-Thursday, Sundays and public holidays; and from 5 am to 2 am on Fridays.
The subsequent human interaction on Mr. Sollecito's laptop was in the end recorded at 5:32 am on 2 November 2007, when the VLC program had been launched for listening to musical files (MP3 files).
It appears that at 5:32 am on 2 November 2007 the computer connected to a "site" for listening to music, remaining connected for around half an hour.
Train from Kharkov arrived in Odessa on May 2 at 8.00 am carrying fans of the Metallist soccer club, including some "ultras" who were taking part in the operation.
From September 2017, together with Massimiliano Ossini and Sergio Friscia, she hosts Mezzogiorno in famiglia, on air every Saturday and Sunday on Rai 2 from 11 am to 1 pm.
Xill's going to access Santos at 2 AM.
Tonight at 2 am Everything is prepared for flight.
He left at about 2 am.
I'm usually in pajamas by 2 am.
Someone broke him out at 2 AM last night.
Therefore, before 2 am don't let anyone come in.
2 am, the latest news.
Wallichs stayed open until 2 am.
At 2 am we reached one of our centres in Bhubaneshwar.

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