Meanings
CP Time1
alternative CP time
- USdatedderogatoryslanguncountablesometimes reclaimedSynonym of Colored People's Time.
1 more example
Mrs. Clinton: Thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough. De Blasio: Sorry, Hillary. I was running on CP time... Mrs. Clinton: Cautious politician time. I’ve been there. ...if your keyboard is still dry, CNN has the explanation: “ ‘CP Time’—also known as ‘colored people’s time’—is a stereotype about African-Americans running late.”
2016 April 12, James Taranto, “Best of the Web: Hillary Aims at Hilarity”, in Wall Street JournalSynonyms: Colored People's Time
CP time2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of CP Time.
“Talking about CP time is as natural to Black folk as worshipping Angela Bassett.”
2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 202
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Colored People's Time.
Origin
A partial abbreviation of Colored People's Time, based on a treatment of it as a time zone.
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CP Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CP%20Time
“CP Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CP%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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