run out of time
run out of time
To no longer have any time to finish some task or activity. I felt pretty good about how I was doing on the test, but then I ran out of time before I got through the final section. Let's try to polish up some of the details on the project before we run out of time.
See also: of, out, run, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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. I ran out of time before I could finish the test.
See also: of, out, run, time
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- any time means no time
- against time
- against the clock
- any time
- (it's) time to run
- anytime
- (it's) time to push along
- about time
- (it's) (a)bout time
- (it's) time to hit the road