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call time, n.
Brit. |ˈkɔːl tʌɪm|, U.S. |ˈkɔl ˌtaɪm|, |ˈkɑl ˌtaɪm|
[‹ call n. + time n.]
1. The time at which a call (in various senses) is made.
1898Polit. Sci. Q. 13 417 The dock directors..refused the demands for regular call times (intended to enable the men to seek other work instead of hanging about all day). 1932Economica No. 37. 360 This is to enable all registered workers who fail to obtain employment to congregate at the surplus stand within thirty minutes of call time. 1977Business Week (Nexis) 10 Jan. 75 If the bond is selling at a premium over the call price, you lose by getting caught with it at call time. 1995C. Carter Truth is out There 49 That doesn't dissuade the guest actors and extras, faced with some time to kill because their call time has been delayed two hours, from munching on..assorted snack food.
2. The duration of a call (in various senses); (Telecomm.) time spent, or available for, making a telephone call; spec. (on a mobile phone) a quantity of time available for making pre-paid calls; (also) the total amount of time available for calls from a mobile phone with a fully-charged battery. Cf. talk time n. at talk n. Additions
1956Operations Res. 6 644 Differences in salesmen..or in other characteristics tested did not seem to affect the average call time. 1979M. Roman Telephone Marketing Techniques ii. 28 The relative degree of complexity or simplicity of your offer..affects the amount of call time that might prove to be necessary to convince the prospect in each case. 1985Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Aug. (Business section) 1/1 About $35 for access, $5 for extra calling features, and $150 for call time... At those rates, cellular phones are almost always business-charged and tax-deducted. 1991Moneywise Sept. 25/3 Then there is the question of when a call is deemed to start. Some ATPs charge for all call time four seconds after the ‘send’ key is pressed. 1999Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 13 Nov. There is no minimum requirement to purchase a given amount of call time every year, which has made some prepay packages inflexible. 2001Re: is a Spare Battery needed for the T68? in alt.cellular.ericsson (Usenet newsgroup) 30 Dec. I get at least 2 hours call time (and including 2x50mins continuous chatting), over a period of 3 days. That includes playing games, loads of texts and wap. |