drinking-up time
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Drinkdrinking-up timeˌdrinking-ˈup time noun [uncountable] DFD British English the time when people are allowed to finish their drinks in a pub, but cannot buy any more drinksExamples from the Corpusdrinking-up time• The drinking-up time is half an hour for people taking meals if the liquor was supplied ancillary to meals.