VocabJLPT N1
out of range
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. outside (a region, area, etc.)
  2. 2. out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.)
This term refers to being outside a designated area or zone, most commonly used when a mobile phone has no signal. It can also refer to being out of range or outside a particular boundary in other contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Please notify us in advance of any locations where your company phone will be out of service.

Sentence 2

Ugh, no signal again! My photo upload just stopped!

Sentence 3

He insisted that he'd replied late because he had no signal.

Sentence 4

Important messages always seem to come through when you're out of service — why is that!

Sentence 5

I shouted "No signal!" and the store clerk just gave me an awkward smile.