English phrase from drama scenes
What Does "everyone should be gone by 9" Mean?
Learn what "everyone should be gone by 9" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
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Only one in the parking lot. Everything closes up around there by 8, so everyone should be gone by 9.
It means everyone must leave before 9 o'clock.
From Rosy Psycho, Episode 28
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone says everyone needs to be gone by a certain time.
Usage Scenario
Use this to set a deadline for leaving a place. It can sound like an order if the tone is strict.
Better ways to say it
1
Everyone should be gone by 9.
2
Be out by 9.
3
You need to leave by 9.
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