CALLTIME

call time

Verb

  1. To announce the closing of a pub.
    Let's have another pint quickly, before the landlord calls time.
  2. To end something.
    The boxer is ready to call time on his long career.
  3. To call a timeout.
  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.)


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