(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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daniel	DAN-yəl (English), dah-nee-EL (Jewish), dan-YEL (French), DAH-nee-el (German), DAHN-yel (Polish)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portugu
Sela	SEE-lə (English)	Biblical
Sarah	SER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), ZAH-rah (German)	English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Roberta	rə-BUR-tə (English), ro-BER-tah (Italian, Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish
Erasmos	-	Ancient Greek
Hulda (2)	HUL-də (English)	Biblical