plural of hour
"The movie marathon lasted for hours, so we didn't get to sleep until three in the morning."
In plain English: Hours are the units we use to measure how much time has passed, with each hour lasting sixty minutes.
"We spent hours waiting for the bus to arrive."
Usage: Use "hours" to refer to multiple periods of sixty minutes or to indicate a span of time during which something occurs. Avoid using it when you need to specify a single point in time or a specific clock reading, as those require the singular form or different phrasing.
Derived from Old French ore (hour), which comes from Latin hora, the term originally referred to an hourglass or a specific time period marked by the movement of shadows in ancient sundials. Its root traces back further to Greek hōra, meaning "season" or "appointed time.