one more hour vs one hour more

Both "one more hour" and "one hour more" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "One more hour" is commonly used when referring to adding an additional hour to a period of time, while "one hour more" is less common and may sound a bit formal. The choice between the two depends on the context and the desired tone of the sentence.

Last updated: April 08, 2024 • 1403 views

one more hour

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to adding an additional hour to a period of time.

This phrase is used when someone wants to extend a period of time by one hour. It implies the addition of another hour to the current duration.

Examples:

Can we stay for one more hour?
I just need one more hour to finish this task.
Let's wait for one more hour and see if they arrive.
She asked for one more hour to complete the exam.
We have one more hour of daylight before it gets dark.

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I bet he's there for one more hour.
They just need one more hour up there.
Gentlemen, we got one more hour to go.
We're going to wait one more hour and then look for her.
Continue trek to MaeNe taung over an hour and then to PinSeinPin for another an hour. Lunch break and continue to trek to HtinSiuGone village over an hour and to TaungBawGyi village (Danu) for one more hour.
So I was just wondering, when you pick her up from nursery, instead of bringing her back to mine at 5:00, like you normally do, can you keep her for just one more hour till 6:00?
Cordero, you got one more hour.
You need to just wait one more hour.
Just one more hour, and I'll buy you all the crab cakes you want.
I'd trade my left nut for one more hour of sleep.
I'd have killed every man in that room to live just one more hour in her eyes.
She says you owe her $75 for one more hour.
And he said, Gracia, go one more hour.
I'd rather be riddled with bullets than to spend one more hour in this place.
Lui mi deve settanta-cinque dollari per un'ora. She says you owe her $75 for one more hour.
We need one more hour, and then they can do what they want.
No. Got to stay for one more hour.
Leave one more hour directly in contact with the steam of the boiling water bath.
just give me one more hour, okay?
All right, one more hour, and then we go?

Alternatives:

an additional hour
another hour
one extra hour
a further hour
an added hour

one hour more

This phrase is also correct in English, but it is less common and may sound a bit formal compared to "one more hour".

This phrase can be used to indicate the addition of one more hour to a specific time frame. It is less commonly used in everyday language and may sound more formal or literary.

Examples:

We need one hour more to complete the project.
Could you give me one hour more to prepare?
One hour more and we'll be there.
I'll wait for one hour more, but then I have to leave.
Just one hour more and the event will be over.

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Fernâo, one hour more, then we'll go home, all right?
One hour more, they'd have lit a fire, used that rail for a spit and ate him.
Result The cleaning process was reduced from three to two hours, giving one hour more production time.
We do not look at one hour more or less.
I am expecting them to arrive here within half an hour or one hour more.
Berlin, 21st June 2015 - What would you do if you had one hour more a day? This is quite a simple question, which expresses the real value of "TIME" for people with Parkinson's Disease.
Not one day nor one hour more do we want to remain on the defensive - we attack!
Because, you see, it took two hours longer than I expected to do your hair and makeup, ...and we only have this studio for one hour more, ...so we really need to get this done now.
Airport one hour more or less
'Tis but an hour ago since it was 9, and after one hour more, 'twill be 1 1.
'Tis but an hour ago since it was 9, and after one hour more, 'twill be 1 1.

Alternatives:

an additional hour
another hour
one extra hour
a further hour
an added hour

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