Time's Up
The clock expired
Time's Up is a phrase announcing that an allotted period has ended—said by teachers ending exams, game show hosts, or anyone enforcing a deadline: Time's up, pencils down.
The phrase gained prominence as the name of a movement against sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry, launched in 2018 alongside #MeToo.
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- buzzerElectric signaling device
- expiredNo longer in effect
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- beat the clockFinish before deadline expires
game over · alarm · clock · finish · final · warning · bell · hourglass · zero · moment · me too · pressure · rush · last chance · stop · end · tick · urgent
- women's groupssorority, sisterhood, nuns, women's club, women's league
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
Time's Uptime remaining
Duration until deadline
on the clock · in progress · open-ended · no rush · ongoing
Time's Upimpunity
Freedom from consequences
cover-up · boys' club · old boys' network · looking the other way · enabling
Time's Uptake your time
Proceed without urgency
indefinite postponement · open-ended · kick the can down the road · procrastination · deferral
time, times, timed, timing, timely, timeless, timer, timers, overtime