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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Australia skipper Steve Smith said Saturday he had no end date to call time on his career, while keeping England guessing on how his team will line up for the fifth and final Ashes Test.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 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

A different kind of call time I will wake up usually at 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

But he overslept, missed his 6 a.m. call time, and arrived on the set more than an hour late.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

I heard Mr. Galanter call time, and everyone on the field came racing over to me.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

call time

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