by the hour

A man and two women came by six hours after I'd called.

They were on course to break the record by over three hours.

By 1800 hours we are able to call it a day.

By 1800 hours the team are back home, watching the television.

I can do this sort of thing in French by the hour.

According to one minister, he changes his mind by the hour.

Of course they pay me by the hour, so it doesn't really make any difference.

In those few days, the news got worse by the hour.

But the doctor did not come, and my poor mother was getting worse by the hour.

She recognized him despite the change, and he felt more at home by the hour.