quitting time

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quitting time

noun quitting times · quitting-time

  1. countable, uncountable The time when a day's work ends, and an employee is permitted to go home.

    Opposite: beginning of day

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noun the time when a day's work ends

DeutschFeierabend
Ελληνικάσχόλασμα schólasma
Русскийшаба́ш šabáš, ша́баш šábaš

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@misc{quitting_time_2026,
  title = {quitting time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quitting%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}