call time

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call time

verb calls time · calling time · called time

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

noun call times

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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verb to announce the closing of a pub

Deutsch	die Sperrstunde ankündigen

verb to end something

Deutsch	für beended erklären, beenden

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@misc{call_time_2026,
  title = {call time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}