last call

American

[last kawl] / ˈlæst ˈkɔl /

noun

an announcement made in a bar shortly before service of alcoholic beverages ends (sometimes used attributively): I’m getting too old for last call hookups.

We do last call 30 minutes before we close the doors, and we stop serving drinks 10 minutes after last call.
I’m getting too old for last call hookups.

Etymology

Origin of last call

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

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I show up 45 minutes before my flight and hope to get there right as they’re doing the last call for boarding so I can walk onto the plane without stopping to make any purchases.

From MarketWatch

Saks Global is also closing the five remaining Last Call stores that served as a discount venue for Neiman Marcus.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neiman Marcus had closed most of the Last Call stores in 2020, while it went through its own bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She’s my first call, last call, all the time,” “Andor” creator Tony Gilroy said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

He spun off Neiman’s online luxury arm MyTheresa into a publicly traded company, and closed more than half of Neiman’s Last Call discount stores.

From The Wall Street Journal

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