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
TaylerTAY-lərEnglish (Modern)
Tzefanyah-Biblical Hebrew
Ruth (2)RUYTH, RUTHLimburgish
Pallas (2)-Greek Mythology
Alessandroahl-e-SAHN-droItalian
HelenHEL-ən (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized)