When you send a written message from your phone instead of calling.
text
You press buttons or a screen to make a call.
dial
When you wait while someone puts your call on pause temporarily.
put on hold
put on pause
hang on
If you call someone and the line is busy, you might try this later.
call back
A traditional phone that is connected to a cable and stays in one place.
landline
payphone
fixed phone
A recorded sound or message left for you when you don’t answer the phone.
voicemail
A public phone that you usually pay to use with coins or a card
payphone
This happens when you are in the middle of a call, and the connection suddenly stops.
end call
cut off
end off
This is what you do to quickly look through photos or screens on your phone.
swipe through
drag down
skip through
When your phone makes a sound or vibrates because of an alarm or notification.
go off
shout
turn on
If you can’t talk to someone because the phone line is already in use.
locked call
occupied line
engaged line
This is when you record your voice to let someone know why you called them.
leave a message
When you stop a call suddenly by pressing a button.
switch off
hang up
break
This is the sound your phone makes when someone is calling you.
ringtone
A call that you receive from another person.
missed call
incoming call
entrance call