But what if you only have half an hour to begin with?

Hours begin early in the morning and run late into the evening.

As another figure turned over, the last hour of the night had begun.

Two hours after the attack the sky slowly began to turn red.

Finally, more than an hour after the surgery began, her legs were off.

The hours and minutes were beginning to drag their feet as they passed.

An hour and a half later, they began firing again.

Sometimes, hours before a storm, the air would begin to change, though there was no sign of anything to fear.

A few hours after this the contractors began to move in.

The long hours are beginning to take a toll, it seems.