quarter past (a given hour in time)

quarter past (a given hour in time)

A quarter of an hour (15 minutes) after the named hour in time. A: "What time does the movie start?" B: "Not until a quarter past eight, so we've got plenty of time!" I thought I'd be home already, but with this traffic, it'll be quarter past before I'm back.
See also: given, hour, past, quarter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • 11
  • 12
  • eight
  • eleven
  • quarter
  • twelve
  • (a) quarter of (a given hour in time)
  • (it's) (a)bout time
  • about time
  • bout