Closing time

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The time when a public house or restaurant closes. Used to invite final drink orders. Canada, UK, countable, uncountable

    "Sometimes when you sit in a restaurant, still stuffing yourself half an hour after closing time, you feel that the tired waiter at your side must surely be despising you."

  2. 2
    the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public wordnet
  3. 3
    Used to suggest that a deadline for action is imminent. UK, countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "No. You're supposed to die for me. By the way, I did think of asking you to join my little scheme, but somehow I knew that 007's loyalty was always to the mission — never to his friend. Closing time, James. Last call."

  4. 4
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closing, time. countable, uncountable

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curfewsno more time

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"Sometimes when you sit in a restaurant, still stuffing yourself half an hour after closing time, you feel that the tired waiter at your side must surely be despising you."

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