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Meaning of "drinking-up time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRINKING-UP TIME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRINKING-UP TIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drinking-Up time is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRINKING-UP TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drinking-up time in the English dictionary

The definition of drinking-up time in the dictionary is a short time allowed for finishing drinks before closing time in a public house.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRINKING-UP TIME

drink-drive limit
drink-driver
drink-driving
drinkability
drinkable
drinkableness
drinkably
drinker
drinker moth
drinking
drinking chocolate
drinking fountain
drinking problem
drinking song
drinking straw
drinking trough
drinking water
drinks
drinks cabinet
drinks party

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRINKING-UP TIME

ahead of time
all the time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of drinking-up time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drinking-up time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRINKING-UP TIME

Find out the translation of drinking-up time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drinking-up time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drinking-up time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

饮用时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiempo de beber -up
570 millions of speakers

English

drinking-up time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीने का समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقت الشرب تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

питьевой до времени
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempo - se beber
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানীয় আপ সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

temps de boisson jusqu´à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa minum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trinkzeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飲酒アップ時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음주 업 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu ngombé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời gian uống lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிக்கும் நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिण्याचे अप वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içki içme süresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempo a bere - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Czas pitnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

питної до часу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timp de băut up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόσιμο - up χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Drink -up tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dricka tiden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drikking -up tid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drinking-up time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRINKING-UP TIME»

The term «drinking-up time» is normally little used and occupies the 126.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRINKING-UP TIME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drinking-up time

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRINKING-UP TIME»

Discover the use of drinking-up time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drinking-up time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fin de Millennium with Drinking-Up Time
THE NEW EDITION includes his latest collection "DRINKING-UP TIME" (2003), with the long poems "US AND THEM" and "NAKED ON DARTMOOR"
James Munro, 2004
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Successful Pubs and Inns
Drinking-up time in pubs is not only a period when tempers get frayed but also a time when the goodwill earned throughout the evening is lost by clumsy snatching away of glasses or over zealousness in getting the premises clear. It is always ...
Michael Sargent, Tony Lyle, 2010
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Principles of Hospitality Law
Drinking-up time (s. 63 LA 1 964) After the end of the hours during which sales are permitted, 'drinking-up time' is allowed. The LA 1988, by s. 2, extended the premises' drinking-up time of ten minutes to twenty minutes. Restriction orders The ...
Michael John Boella, Michael Boella, Alan Pannett, 1999
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Re-licensing: Second Report of Session 2005-06; Report, ...
Drinking up time: an additional 10 minutes, to allow 30 minutes drinking up time, after the last permitted sale of alcohol. All of the above to be for the sale of alcohol, recorded music, karaoke and live music limited to two entertainers. Comment ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, 2006
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Chambers concise dictionary
[13c] drinking fountain > n a device which produces a flow or jet of drinking water, especially in public places. [19c] drinking-up time > n in a public house: the few minutes allowed after official closing time for customers to finish their last drinks ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Bar Service: Levels 1 and 2
Drinking-up time At the end of permitted hours, customers have a short time (20 minutes in England and Wales, 15 minutes in Scotland) to finish their drinks. When the drink is supplied with a meal, 30 minutes' drinking-up time is allowed.
Roy Hayter, 1996
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
©19c. drinking-up time £> noun in a public house: the few minutes allowed after official closing time for customers to finish their last drinks before leaving. © 1960s. drip e> verb (dripped, dripping) lird?inirto release orfall in drops. 2 intr to ...
Allied
8
The Chambers Dictionary
drink1 Ing-bout; drink Ing-fountain; drink ing-horn: drinking-up time in a public house, the few minutes allowed after official closing time for customers to finish their last drinks before leaving: drink -money a gratuity, ostensibly given to buy liquor ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
9
An Enchanted Gentleman
“Have a drink on me, Sandy?” “Well, sir, this public house should by rights be closed at twenty past eleven and that's allowing for twenty minutes drinking-up time.” “What time do you come off duty?” “Well, Henry, to be honest, five minutes ago.
Michael Sutton, 2011
10
Sweden
When you can't find a bar in an out- of-the-way place, head for the local hotel - but be prepared to pay for the privilege. Bar opening hours are elastic and drinking-up time is generally some time after midnight; in the big three cities - Stockholm, ...
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRINKING-UP TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drinking-up time is used in the context of the following news items.
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Easter opening hours for Mid Ulster's pubs and nightclubs
On Good Friday the hours are 5pm to 11pm, with half-an-hour drinking-up time. No additional hours are allowed. Off-licences may open from ... «Mid Ulster Mail, Apr 15»
2
Easter pub opening hours
On Good Friday the hours are 5pm to 11pm, with half-an-hour drinking-up time. No additional hours are allowed. Off-licences may open from ... «Derry Journal, Apr 15»
3
Families fear lives will be blighted by noise if Kingsley Holt pub …
They say the current drinking-up time of midnight at weekends and 11.30pm on other days is late enough. Brian Keen, aged 58, of Shawe Park ... «Stoke Sentinel, Mar 15»
4
Publican fined over out-of-hours drinking
... has been convicted and fined €150 after five people were found consuming alcohol on his premises an hour after the legal drinking-up time. «The Kerryman, Feb 15»
5
I'm so West End I hardly recognise myself...but I'll always love the …
... night in a Dowanhill pub recently, I was enjoying a wine when a barman threatened to take it away because it was bang on drinking-up time. «Glasgow Evening Times, Feb 15»
6
Latin spirit heading to Swansea's Wind Street as Las Iguanas …
... alcohol from 9am to midnight on Sundays to Thursdays and 9am to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, with a 30-minute drinking-up time on top. «Southwales Evening Post, Dec 14»
7
PSNI: Police advise on Christmas licensing hours
Thirty minutes drinking-up time is allowed, but there will be no late licences and no off-sales. The New Year's Eve and New Year's Day hours ... «Derry Journal, Dec 14»
8
Sir Bradley Wiggins seals World time-trial success in Spain to add …
... the Rio Olympics – knew he was down to drinking-up time and a lock-in at the last chance saloon if he was going to win a world title outdoors. «Irish Mirror, Sep 14»
9
Club saved by its members faces new threat from police
The club had subsequently promised to operate the CCTV properly, restrict drinking-up time to 30 minutes, keep music at an acceptable level ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Mar 14»
10
Last orders for late opening in Northern Ireland?
Pubs are generally allowed to stay open until 11pm with an additional 30 minutes drinking-up time. They can also apply to a court to stay open ... «BBC News, Oct 12»

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