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Caribbean time
noun
Synonym of African time
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The single, Candy, written with Gary Barlow, would better suit a boy band in a Caribbean time warp.
At 11.47am eastern Caribbean time Brian Lara, a diminutive left-handed batsman whom the gods have touched, became the highest-scoring batsmen in Test history.
And what it does not do, I'm glad to say, is use that rather wearing excuse in the West Indies for crummy service: "Hey, we're on Caribbean time here".
Last year, sadly, our goose missed the Christmas table and arrived on the 28th of December (that's what you call "on Caribbean time").
Using this technique will take a minimum of four hours but its well worth the wait... we're on Caribbean time, man!
OK, so I still haven't learned Caribbean time; the parade's posted start time was 12; at 1 o'clock horses were still coming in by the truckload, the pitmaster had just flipped the pork and sausages, and most folks were only on their third beer.
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London time.
London time (6 a.m. New York time).
Friday, London time — 1 a.m.
"The Mexico time with a metal band.
New York time before going down completely.
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