call time
English
Verb
- (Britain) To announce the closing of a pub for the day.
- Let's have another pint quickly, before the landlord calls time.
- (Britain, journalism) To end something.
- The boxer is ready to call time on his long career.
- 1906, O. Henry, After Twenty Years
- "I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going to call time on him sharp?"
- "I should say not!" said the other. "I'll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time. So long, officer."
- (sports) To call a timeout.
- (US, education) To indicate that an activity, especially the taking of a test, is complete.
- 2011, Linda Schwartz Green and Diane Casale-Giannola, 40 Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom, Grades K–5, Corwin Press, →ISBN, page 104:
- The teacher called time, and there were a few groans. (Some children pleaded for more time, another just said it was really hard, and a few others agreed that this was really cool.)
- 2011, Linda Schwartz Green and Diane Casale-Giannola, 40 Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom, Grades K–5, Corwin Press, →ISBN, page 104:
Translations
to announce the closing of a pub
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Noun
- (performing arts) The expected time of arrival for participants in a performance event, e.g., a play or concert.
- The performance starts at 2pm; call time is 11am for crew, noon for musicians.
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