3:15
Well, honey, a quarter to 3 is 2:45. It's that magical time when you're almost out of the office but not quite there yet. So close, yet so far.
"Quarter to 4" refers to the time that is 15 minutes before 4:00, which is 3:45. In this expression, "quarter" indicates a quarter of an hour, or 15 minutes. Therefore, when someone says "quarter to 4," they mean it is 3:45.
3:14
"Quarter till 3" means it is 15 minutes before 3 o'clock. In other words, the time is 2:45. The phrase is commonly used in conversational English to indicate time.
One quarter of an hour before 3:40 PM is 3:25 PM. This is because a quarter of an hour is 15 minutes, and subtracting 15 minutes from 3:40 PM gives you 3:25 PM.
3:15 (Time)
3:15
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Well, honey, a quarter to 3 is 2:45. It's that magical time when you're almost out of the office but not quite there yet. So close, yet so far.
It's 3:45
In 3/4 time, there are three beats to the measure, with the quarter note receiving one beat.
3:14
"Quarter till 3" means it is 15 minutes before 3 o'clock. In other words, the time is 2:45. The phrase is commonly used in conversational English to indicate time.
The bottom note of a time signature determines the value of a beat. For example in 3/4 time (4 at the bottom:quarter note beats), a quarter note takes one beat. In 3/2 time (2 at bottom:half note beats), a quarter note takes half a beat.
Quarter
It could be the quarter note if the piece is slower, or the dotted-half in something faster (such as a waltz).