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Call time
noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 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."
Verb
- 1 To announce the closing of a pub for the day. UK
"Let's have another pint quickly, before the landlord calls time."
- 2 To end something. UK
"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. US
"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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