TIME

1. run out of time to have used up most of the allotted time; to have no time left. You have just about run out of time.

2. t is high time also it's high time it should have happened a long time ago It was high time someone invited me to lunch. It's high time you got that bad knee of yours looked at by a doctor!

3. time after time and time and (time) again repeatedly; over and over (again). You've made the same error time after time! Please try to be more careful! I've told you time and again not to do that. You keep saying the same thing over and over, time and time again. Stop it!

4. lose time to take longer We lost a lot of time because we went north instead of south and had to turn around and go back.

5. time (out) Stop everything for just a minute! "Hey, stop a minute! Time out!" yelled Mary as the argument grew in intensity.

6. a matter of time sure to happen at some time in the future If she wins next year's congressional race, it seems only a matter of time before she ends up running for the Senate.

7. buy time to postpone an event hoping that the situation will improve. You are just stalling to buy time. Maybe I can buy some time by asking the judge for a continuance.