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close of play

close of play noun: the end of a day's play.

Noun

close of play (uncountable)

  1. The end of a day's play.
    Synonyms:
    stumps
  2. The end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the Wimbledon Championships.
  3. (broadly) The end of the working day.
    • In fact, in our global financial institution, close of play was taken to be 1615 EST with all subsequent trades going on to the next day2005, Karin Knorr-Cetina, Alex Preda, “Managing Dispersed”, in The sociology of financial markets, →ISBN, page 246
    • Ask yourself this question: If you delegate, will the task be done: [...] Sooner (completing the task earlier, e.g. this project will finish close of play Thursday if I delegate; if I do not, close of play Friday)2006, Martin Richardson, “Delegation and Coaching”, in The People Management Clinic: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions, →ISBN, page 120

Synonyms of close of play

Questions about close of play

What does close of play mean?
Close of play means the end of a day's play.
What part of speech is close of play?
Close of play is a noun.

Words near close of play in the dictionary

  1. close helms
  2. close in
  3. close in on
  4. close in upon
  5. close of business
  6. close of play
  7. close off
  8. close on the heels of
  9. close one
  10. close one eye
  11. close one's doors

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