calling time

Verb

call time (third-person singular simple present calls time, present participle calling time, simple past and past participle called time)

1. (UK) To announce the closing of a pub for the day.
   • Let's have another pint quickly, before the landlord calls time.
2. (UK) To end something.
   • The boxer is ready to call time on his long career.
3. To call a timeout.
4. (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.)2011, Linda Schwartz Green, Diane Casale-Giannola, 40 Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom, Grades K–5, Corwin Press, →ISBN, page 104

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