call time

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
动词 v.
  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.)

词形变化

calls time present,singular,third-person calling time participle,present called time participle,past called time past call times plural
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