Meanings
- uncountablehobbiesThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the Wimbledon Championships.
- broadlyuncountableThe end of the working day.
In fact, in our global financial institution, close of play was taken to be 1615 EST with all subsequent trades going on to the next day
2005, Karin Knorr-Cetina, Alex Preda, “Managing Dispersed”, in The sociology of financial markets, →ISBN, page 2462 more examples
Ask yourself this question: If you delegate, will the task be done: [...] Sooner (completing the task earlier, e.g. this project will finish close of play Thursday if I delegate; if I do not, close of play Friday)
2006, Martin Richardson, “Delegation and Coaching”, in The People Management Clinic: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions, →ISBN, page 120Your mother can be buried at the Smolensky graveyard on Vadilevsky, which is, I understand, in accordance with her wishes. That’s official as of close of play today.
2008, Edward Docx, Pravda, →ISBN, page 119
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe end of a day's play.
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