Word info

say when

Verb

Meaning

say when (third-person singular simple present says when, present participle saying when, simple past and past participle said when)

(idiomatic) An imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.
Say when! ― When! Thanks.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I shall have more to say when I am dead. Edwin Arlington Robinson

They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true. What they don't tell you is that when it starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up. Daniel Wallace

D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but it's been worth it, ay, worth it a hundred times I say when I look round at my children. W. Somerset Maugham

I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've seen the lot you get the feeling you've seen one. Katharine Whitehorn

What you say when you're drunk should have been thought about beforehand. Belgian Proverb

What shall I say when it is better to say nothing? Italian Proverb

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