call time

VERB

pause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

break it up catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

VERB

recess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn break off break up dissolve terminate

STRONG

drop pigeonhole prorogue rise shake sideline

WEAK

drop it prorogate put on hold take a break take a breather take five take ten

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin open start

WEAK

continue

Example Sentences

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The 35-year-old Burnley full-back has decided to call time on his career after winning 96 caps for the Three Lions and featuring at five major tournaments.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Credit German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his country’s auto industry—among the most important in Europe in investment, employment and production—for forcing Brussels to call time on the previous mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq exchange will call time earlier than usual on Black Friday, at 1 p.m.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

After winning multiple Golden Globes in the Jan. 5 ceremony, “Hacks” co-creator and star Paul W. Downs referenced an early call time the next morning in his acceptance speech.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

As quick as Tansy got the ball, she’d call time and lead us back to learning.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

call time

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