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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adding an hour of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of increasing time allocated to an activity or event by one hour.
Example: "By adding an hour of study time each day, I was able to improve my grades significantly."
Alternatives: "increasing by an hour of" or "extending an hour of".
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As long ago as 1897, countries around the world began instituting daylight saving time, adding an hour of sunlight to the afternoon.
Ask Your Child to Time the Process: Children hate homework, but adding an hour of resistance to the 15 minutes it often takes to complete the work is just extending the misery.
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The polling booths will be open from 7am to 10pm this year, adding an hour to each end of the day.
In early 2007, she moved to New York to co-anchor "America's Newsroom," and in the presidential election year that followed, she added an hour of election coverage.
I'm not willing to give up my favorite fitness classes or morning coffee, but I will add an hour of yoga, forgo bananas (deemed pro-inflammatory) in favor of apples, and add another step or two to my post-shower routine.
The reverse happened when the volunteers added an hour of sleep.
For assays with extracts, 50-μL volume of the dilutions (in water) was added an hour prior to addition of activator.
But Momondo also offered high-speed train trips from $178 on Thalys, adding about an hour of travel time to the trip.
Contrary to some predictions, CBS is not adding a second hour of comedy on Thursday nights.
Each day add an additional hour of time outside, until they can make it a full 24 hours outdoors in one setting.
Some suggest adding sauce after an hour of cooking, Slather barbecue sauce on them using a brush.
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