(a) quarter of (a given hour in time)



(a) quarter of (a given hour in time)

A quarter of an hour (15 minutes) before the named hour in time (e.g., "quarter of six" would mean 5:45). Primarily heard in US. A: "What time does the movie start?" B: "Not until a quarter of eight, so we've got plenty of time!" I thought I'd be home already, but with this traffic, it'll be quarter of before I'm back.
See also: given, hour, of, quarter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Osama-Arabic
IvÁN-Spanish, Hungarian
Edwinaed-WEEN-ə, ed-WIN-əEnglish
Mi-Gyeongmee-gyungKorean
AddysonAD-i-sənEnglish (Modern)
Epaphroditosee-paf-rə-DIE-təs (English)Ancient Greek