call time

Definitions

1. 1

   To announce the closing of a pub for the day.

   • Let's have another pint quickly, before the landlord calls time.
2. 2

   To end something.

   • The boxer is ready to call time on his long career.
   • As Frank had said to me two years earlier, when he was forced at last to reach for the Blu Tack and a felt-tip pen and call time on his own little shop: “It hurts. Aye.”
3. 3

   To call a timeout.

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   1. 4

      To indicate that an activity, especially the taking of a test, is complete.

      • 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.)
   2. 5

      The expected time of arrival for participants in a performance event, e.g., a play or…

      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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