quitting timen.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪtɪŋ ˌtʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdɪŋ ˌtaɪm/

Forms: see quitting n. and time n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quitting n., time n.

Etymology: < quitting n. + time n.

U.S. and British regional.

The time at which work ends; the end of the working day.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > stopping work > stopping time

upwark15..

leaving-off time1834

quitting time1835

knocking-off1883

shutting-up time1889

knock-off time1899

thirty1929

1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 165 Should he come when crowdie time, Or quating time draws on, Our bairns maun todlin meet wi' him.

1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 111 Every day, he'd come into the workshop, about quitting time, and follow me up to the house.

1888 J. Kirkland McVeys 203 Once more Strafford sought Phil at the shop at ‘quitting-time’, after the latter had got in and cleaned his engine.

1913 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 21 Dec. ii. 3/1 At quitting time the significance of the ship is felt.

1958 P. Oliver in P. Gammond Decca Bk. of Jazz i. 21 There were, and still are, hollers that told the time of day, that announced ‘quitting-time’ or summoned the water-boy.

1995 Amer. Brewer Spring 15/2 Coors says it won't change a company policy letting employees drink a couple of free beers just before quitting time.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 267/2 Quitting time, the time for ceasing work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quitting time
释义	quitting timen. Brit. /ˈkwɪtɪŋ ˌtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdɪŋ ˌtaɪm/ Forms: see quitting n. and time n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quitting n., time n. Etymology: < quitting n. + time n. U.S. and British regional. The time at which work ends; the end of the working day. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > stopping work > stopping time upwark15.. leaving-off time1834 quitting time1835 knocking-off1883 shutting-up time1889 knock-off time1899 thirty1929 1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 165 Should he come when crowdie time, Or quating time draws on, Our bairns maun todlin meet wi' him. 1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 111 Every day, he'd come into the workshop, about quitting time, and follow me up to the house. 1888 J. Kirkland McVeys 203 Once more Strafford sought Phil at the shop at ‘quitting-time’, after the latter had got in and cleaned his engine. 1913 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 21 Dec. ii. 3/1 At quitting time the significance of the ship is felt. 1958 P. Oliver in P. Gammond Decca Bk. of Jazz i. 21 There were, and still are, hollers that told the time of day, that announced ‘quitting-time’ or summoned the water-boy. 1995 Amer. Brewer Spring 15/2 Coors says it won't change a company policy letting employees drink a couple of free beers just before quitting time. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 267/2 Quitting time, the time for ceasing work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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