Phrase guide

two o'clock

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock

Examples

  • The bar closes at two o'clock (= "The bar closes at 2:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the fifteenth hour of the day; 2:00 p.m. (14:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • The next train comes at two o'clock (= "The next train comes at 14:00").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A position ahead and rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or above and rightward (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 2 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • We've got a bogey at two o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّانِيَة (as-sāʕa ṯ-ṯāniya) — the start of the third hour
  • Arabic: الساعة اثنين (as-sāʕa iṯnēn) — the start of the third hour
  • Catalan: les dues — the start of the third hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩點鐘 /两点钟 (liǎng diǎn zhōng) — the start of the third hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩點 /两点 (liǎng diǎn) — the start of the third hour
  • Esperanto: la dua horo — the start of the third hour
  • Ewe: ga eve — the start of the third hour
  • Finnish: kaksi — the start of the third hour
  • Finnish: kello kaksi — the start of the third hour
  • French: deux heures — the start of the third hour
  • German: zwei Uhr — the start of the third hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan tvö — the start of the third hour
  • Japanese: 二時 (niji) — the start of the third hour
  • Korean: 두시 (dusi) — the start of the third hour
  • Latin: hora secunda — the start of the third hour
  • Navajo: naakidi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the third hour
  • Ojibwe: niizho-diba'igane — the start of the third hour
  • Polish: druga — the start of the third hour
  • Portuguese: duas horas — the start of the third hour
  • Russian: два часа́ (dva časá) — the start of the third hour
  • Spanish: las dos — the start of the third hour
  • Swedish: klockan två — the start of the third hour
  • Tagalog: alas-dos — the start of the third hour
  • Vietnamese: hai giờ — the start of the third hour