closing time

lights out

Mandatory sleep time

• lock upSecure or imprison
• clock outRegister leaving work
• wrap upComplete and conclude

end of shift · cash out · sweep up · wipe down

last call

Pre-closing drink announcement

• cutoffPoint of termination
• countdownBackward enumeration to zero
• eleventh hourLatest possible time

final hour · final warning · last orders · two-minute warning · wind-down · curfew · last round · hurry up · drink up

bar

Drinking establishment

• pubLicensed drinking establishment
• tavernPublic drinking establishment
• last danceConcluding turn on floor

jukebox · amber light · bartender · bouncer · neon signs · stools · counter · regulars · bittersweet · nostalgia

goodbye

Departing salutation

• partingAct of leaving another
• departureAct of going away
• leave-takingAct of saying goodbye

send-off · goodnight · see you later · dispersal · heading home · nightcap · one for the road · adieu · so long · saying goodbye

dusk

Dimming after sundown

• eveningLate day period
• nightfallOnset of darkness
• sunsetDay yielding to darkness

end of day · dimming lights · blue hour · gloaming · eventide · fading light · after dark

• business hoursbusiness hours, hours of operation, opening hours, office hours, regular hours
• park signsno smoking, trail markers, no littering, no pets, no swimming
• restaurant policiesreservations, dress code, no smoking, tipping, corkage fee
• closing timeclock out, end of shift, clocking out, sign out, punch out
• event rulessafety rules, fire codes, safety codes, dress code, noise limits
• nightclub operationsliquor license, bouncer, cover charge, door policy, last call