It's after four and the printers print on the stroke

English translation: it's after four and the printer split on the stroke

09:26 Jan 18, 2024

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / AmE Banacek 1x08 TV Series

English term or phrase: It's after four and the printers print on the stroke

I don't understand this sentence.
Weird video.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6sg8ff
00:28:30 --> 00:28:44

480
00:24:27,901 --> 00:24:29,642
Stein: Eighteen seconds
is all it takes

481
00:24:29,685 --> 00:24:31,992
from the first floor
to the eighth floor.

482
00:24:32,035 --> 00:24:34,429
The doors won't even open
on eight now.

483
00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,692
It's after four and the printers
print on the stroke.

484
00:24:36,736 --> 00:24:39,913
Nothing short of dynamite will do it.

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Selected answer:it's after four and the printer split on the stroke

Explanation:
He says "split", not "print". What it means is, the time is after four o'clock, and the printer left at exactly four o'clock. Consequently, the whole place is locked up.
"Split" in this sense is US slang for "leave". This whole show is full of corny dated US slang terms.

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...and "on the stroke" is a truncated version of "on the stroke of four", meaning as soon as the clock strikes four and not a minute later.

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it's after four and the printers print on the stroke

it's after four and the printer split on the stroke

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