quarter of
One in four
Quarter of indicates fifteen minutes before a stated hour: It's quarter of three means 2:45.
This phrasing is primarily American and especially common in the northeastern United States.
British English and other American dialects typically say quarter to instead.
- one-fourthSingle part among four
- fifteen minutesFourth of an hour
- fractionPart divided by whole
- clock faceNumbered timepiece display
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
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