engaged tone
Call cannot connect
An engaged tone is the sound a telephone line makes when the number being called is already in use—a repeated beeping that signals the line is busy.
This is the standard British term; Americans say busy signal.
I tried calling three times but kept getting an engaged tone.
- busy signalTelephonic rejection sound
- telephoneVoice communication device
- phone lineCircuit for voice calls
- telephone exchangeCall-routing switching center
- callContact by phone
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Sound indicating phone readiness
ringing tone · dialtone · open line · answer · pickup
engaged tonedial tone
Sound indicating phone readiness
ringtone · silence · voice · recorded message
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