CLOSING TIME | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of closing time in English closing timenoun [ C usually singular ] uk /ˈkləʊ.zɪŋ ˌtaɪm/ us /ˈkloʊ.zɪŋ ˌtaɪm/ Add to word list Add to word list the time at which a shop, restaurant, bar, museum, etc. is no longer open: We can't get a drink! It's after closing time. The club has pushed back its closing time from 1.00 a.m. to 2.00 a.m. See close verb

• If we hurry, we should make it to the pub before closing time.
• The gallery staff let visitors know ten minutes before closing time that they should make their way towards the exit.
• Closing time for the polling stations is 9.00 p.m.
• Note that museum closing times change during the winter months.

Closing and blocking

• barricade
• batten
• batten down the hatches idiom
• be snowed up idiom
• block something off phrasal verb
• buffer
• bung
• choke
• closet
• closing
• congest
• cork
• dam
• dam something up phrasal verb
• sandbag
• seal something in phrasal verb
• seal something off phrasal verb
• self-seal
• self-sealing
• silt

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closing time | Business English

closing timenoun [ C, usually singular ]   COMMERCE uk us Add to word list Add to word list the time at which a bar, store, or other business closes to customers: Drink up your drinks - it's nearly closing time. Compare opening time (Definition of closing time from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of closing time

closing time Validity of tickets, passes, etc., for a day or a number of days may end at midnight, or closing time, when that is earlier. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Labour also claimed that the fixed closing time contributed to social disorder, as drunken pub patrons were forced into the street at the same time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rather than reduce alcohol consumption, the measures led to excessive drinking in the hour before closing time which became known as the six o'clock swill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the waitress told them they couldn't be served, they stayed until closing time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Finally the closing time got to 5 or 5.30. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sometimes they are permanently outside, however they are often taken inside on closing time, or earlier if it gets colder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Currently, the clock is started in the morning before opening time and stopped in the afternoon after closing time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Examples include causing storms, opening and closing time doorways, triggering earthquakes, and even manipulating the rate at which celestial bodies travel through the sky. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The closing time of 2:00 am has been extended for many entertainment establishments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Of course, the service of alcohol must still cease when the actual licence closing time arrives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of closing time?

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