run out of time
idiom
: to have no more time to do or complete something
We ran out of time and didn't finish the project.
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His closing argument was mostly about how Hinojosa had run out of time.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
The home stretch of the season felt incredibly rushed, as if Sudeikis and the other producers(*) had run out of time even though most episodes had ballooned to 60-odd minutes.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
Colton Point is a pending RFA that appears to have run out of time to make a name in the Stars organization.
—Dallas News, 2 July 2022
Clemens and Bonds have run out of time, and now Clemens’ fate will likely end up in the hands of Today’s Game Committee that will vote in December.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
The home stretch of the season felt incredibly rushed, as if Sudeikis and the other producers(*) had run out of time even though most episodes had ballooned to 60-odd minutes.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
Colton Point is a pending RFA that appears to have run out of time to make a name in the Stars organization.
—Dallas News, 2 July 2022
Clemens and Bonds have run out of time, and now Clemens’ fate will likely end up in the hands of Today’s Game Committee that will vote in December.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
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“Run out of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out%20of%20time. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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