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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

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O'Neal said when James does finally decide to call time on his reign, there will be little ambiguity.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 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 deluge has delayed her call time for “Godzilla x Kong: Supernova,” the monster movie she’s been shooting for the past couple of months.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Jonas - a two-weight world champion - loses for the third time in 19 pro bouts and suggested she could call time.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

All I could really do was read work-related e-mails, view support documentation and procedural manuals, and check my call time statistics.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

call time

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