busy signal

Noun

Meaning

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busy signal (plural busy signals)

(US, telephony) An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; an engaged tone

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I got an answering machine for my phone.... Now, when I'm not home and somebody calls me up ... they hear a recording of a busy signal. Steven Wright

I'd either get a busy signal or a message saying to call back," said Jackson, of Mission Bend, who was furloughed from his contractor position with Wood Group Mustang Engineering in March. Source: Internet

That’s more or less the family, then there are the artists that we work with: Aidonia, Busy Signal, Masicka, RDX, Capleton, Beenie Man, Alozade, Elephant Man, and Chico. Source: Internet

For example, if a customer encountered a reorder tone (a fast busy signal), it could indicate "all circuits busy," or a problem in the destination exchange. Source: Internet

If the called party's line is in use, the exchange returns a busy signal to the calling party. Source: Internet

People talk about calling dozens, if not hundreds, of times and always getting a busy signal. Source: Internet

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