call time vs halt

call time

verb
  • To end something. 

  • To announce the closing of a pub for the day. 

  • To call a timeout. 

  • To indicate that an activity, especially the taking of a test, is complete. 

noun
  • The expected time of arrival for participants in a performance event, e.g., a play or concert. 

halt

verb
  • To bring to a stop. 

  • To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. 

  • To limp; move with a limping gait. 

  • To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. 

  • To falter. 

  • To stop marching. 

  • To stop either temporarily or permanently. 

  • To cause to discontinue. 

  • To waver. 

noun
  • A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom. 

  • A cessation, either temporary or permanent. 

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