quarter past (a given hour in time)



quarter past (a given hour in time)

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GrantGRANTEnglish, Scottish
Garth[ga:θ]
Lois (2)LOISGalician
Moyra-Irish, Scottish
Baruchbə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English)Biblical, Hebrew
JosesJO-seez (English)Biblical