Meaning of golden hour | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The first sixty minutes after sustaining major traumatic injury, during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical treatment will prevent death.
2. A period shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.
3. In Japanese television, the period between 7 and 9 pm, the equivalent of the American prime time.
4. Hours worked outside of normal working hours, for which additional money is paid.
   in-plural

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Examples

“Goodbye 'golden hours': As pressure mounts for ITV to set⟳ its house in order⟳, Andrew Dickson explains the nature of its restrictive practices and what lies at stake if the unions refuse⟳ to make⟳ concessions.”

“'Golden hours' were introduced nationally in 1972, ostensibly to protect⟳ staff from having to work⟳ unsocial hours and to compensate them for 'grief' if required to do so. Formerly those working after midnight could claim⟳ three times the normal rate; […]”

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