the party is over

phrase

An irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.

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Meanings

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  1. An irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.

    The party's over / But I've landed on my feet / And I'm standing here on this corner / Where there used to be a street

    2014, Leonard Cohen, “A Street”, in Popular Problems
    1 more example

    But surely he’d walk it, standing as a revolutionary independent. “Well, my ambitions go way, way, way beyond that. I’m not asking for an invitation to the party – I’m saying the party’s over.”

    2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian
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APA

the party is over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20party%20is%20over

MLA

“the party is over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20party%20is%20over. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the party is over,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20party%20is%20over.

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