two o'clock

noun

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

“We've got a bogey at two o'clock.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).

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

  2. Only in the 12-hour clockThe start of the fifteenth hour of the day; 2:00 p.m. (14:00).

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

  3. informalA 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)

    We've got a bogey at two o'clock.

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّانِيَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّانِيَة (as-sāʕa ṯ-ṯāniya)the start of the third hour
Catalan les dues
  • les duesthe start of the third hour
Chinese Mandarin 兩點鐘 /两点钟, 兩點 /两点
  • 兩點鐘 /两点钟 (liǎng diǎn zhōng)the start of the third hour
  • 兩點 /两点 (liǎng diǎn)the start of the third hour
Esperanto la dua horo
  • la dua horothe start of the third hour
Finnish kaksi, kello kaksi
  • kaksithe start of the third hour
  • kello kaksithe start of the third hour
French deux heures
  • deux heuresthe start of the third hour
German zwei Uhr
  • zwei Uhrthe start of the third hour
Icelandic klukkan tvö
  • klukkan tvöthe start of the third hour
Japanese 二時
  • 二時 (niji)the start of the third hour
Korean 두시
  • 두시 (dusi)the start of the third hour
Latin hora secunda
  • hora secundathe start of the third hour
Polish druga
  • drugathe start of the third hour
Portuguese duas horas
  • duas horasthe start of the third hour
Russian два часа́
  • два часа́ (dva časá)the start of the third hour
Spanish las dos
  • las dosthe start of the third hour
Swedish klockan två
  • klockan tvåthe start of the third hour
Tagalog alas-dos, ikalawa
  • alas-dosthe start of the third hour
  • ikalawathe start of the third hour
Vietnamese hai giờ
  • hai giờthe start of the third hour
Cite this entry
APA

two o'clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20o'clock

MLA

“two o'clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20o'clock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two o'clock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20o'clock.

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