(a) quarter after
idiom
US
: 15 minutes after (a stated hour)
The alarm went off at (a) quarter after six.
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“(a) quarter after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28a%29%20quarter%20after. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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