It's fifteen past

[yuliyaon]

My student says 'It's fifteen past' equals 'Fifteen minutes have passed'. They are talking about this clip https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/da612344-a09f-40c6-b5e1-29802dacdfd6
Isn't it about 'fifteen minutes past' <hour>?

 

[Barque]

It either means "fifteen minutes past an hour" or "fifteen minutes past a specific time when something was to happen". We can't say from that clip if your student's correct or if you are.

 

[jutfrank]

I just watched this scene. Yes, she says It's fifteen past, referring to the time. Just before she says this, she looks concernedly at her watch. They're anxiously waiting for someone to show up. The next line, from the man, is Yeah, I know. Just give him time.

 

[yuliyaon]

I just watched this scene. Yes, she says It's fifteen past, referring to the time. Just before she says this, she looks concernedly at her watch. They're anxiously waiting for someone to show up. The next line, from the man, is Yeah, I know. Just give him time.

So we can interpret it as 'It's fifteen minutes past <the time someone was supposed to show up>'?

 

[jutfrank]

No, it means fifteen minutes past one or two or three (etc.) o'clock.

 

[5jj]

So we can interpret it as 'It's fifteen minutes past <the time someone was supposed to show up>'?

Unlike jutrank, I think it could be.

 

[jutfrank]

So we can interpret it as 'It's fifteen minutes past <the time someone was supposed to show up>'?

I should have said yes. It means both fifteen minutes past the hour and fifteen minutes past the time that Mrs Holland was supposed to show up, which is mentioned in a scene in the previous episode (!) as 9 o'clock in the morning.

Edit: I don't know why Jonathan seems to say Give him time if he's referring to Mrs Holland. Maybe I've got something wrong. Is there anyone here who's actually watched this series and can clear up what's going on?