out of time
Clock has stopped
Out of time means having exhausted the available time.
A student who runs out of time on an exam must stop writing.
The phrase often signals urgency or finality: We're out of time—make a decision now.
In music, out of time describes playing that doesn't match the beat: The drummer was out of time with the rest of the band.
- belatedArriving after expected
- eleventh hourLatest possible time
- expiredNo longer in effect
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- overduePast expected arrival
missed the boat · ship has sailed · delayed · anachronism · last-minute · retrograde · backdated · procrastination · predated · running late · behind schedule · lagging · too late · impermanence · tardy · postponed · ticking · deadline
- time sayingscarpe diem, seize the day, better late than never, tempus fugit, haste makes waste
- time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency
- time errorsanachronism, misdate, wrong date, antedating, postdating
- Goodbye excusesgotta go, gotta run, catch you later, see you later, running late
out of timein time
Before too late
on time · time remaining · ahead of schedule · unhurried · early
out of timein time
Before too late
on the beat · in sync · keeping time · in the groove · synchronized
out of timetimely
Occurring when appropriate
contemporary · current · up to date · modern · in vogue
time, out, times, timeless, timely, timed, timing, untimely, overtime