closing time; curfew; lockup time
Refers to the time when a gate, dormitory, or facility closes for the night, or the deadline by which one must return. Often used in school, dormitory, and institutional contexts.
The dormitory curfew is 10 p.m.
If you're late for curfew, you won't be let in.
I got caught up talking with a friend and broke curfew.
Dormitory residents have to keep to the curfew.
I hurried home to make it back by curfew.
The train was delayed, so I ended up missing curfew.
Our dormitory has a very strict curfew.