synonyms of o'clock

[gvergara]

Hi

What other (informal) variants of o'clock are there apart from o'clock sharp? Is on the dot possible?

 

[cyberpedant]

"On the dot" is quite common, or rather it used to be when watches were analog and had little hands which pointed to little dots. It may be that the digital watch has begun pushing the phrase towards obsolescence. I can't think of other synonyms.

 

[sound shift]

"On the stroke of midnight."
"When the clock strikes midnight."
"At three o'clock precisely."

 

[gvergara]

"On the stroke of midnight."
"When the clock strikes midnight."
"At three o'clock precisely."

But how can you use the expression on the stroke?

It's three o'clock on the strock.
It's three on the stroke.
On the stroke of three.

Thanks in advance

Gonzalo

 

[sound shift]

But how can you use the expression on the stroke?

It's three o'clock on the strock.
It's three on the stroke.
On the stroke of three.

Thanks in advance

Gonzalo

The word order has to be "on the stroke of midnight/three o'clock": "On the stroke of midnight, fireworks exploded all around us."

 

[Amante]

You could also say three bells ( originally a naval term, I believe )

 

[united121]

Yeah, I was just about to say you can say "its 3 bells" which means its 3 O'clock. This only works with hourly times, so you couldn't say "its 3.20 bells"

 

[gvergara]

Thank you all, good people, see you