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
But urgency bills require approval of two-thirds of legislators in both houses, and the effort could run out of time before the Legislature adjourns later this week.
—Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
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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
But urgency bills require approval of two-thirds of legislators in both houses, and the effort could run out of time before the Legislature adjourns later this week.
—Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
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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 20 May. 2025.
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