out of time
Example Sentences
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It normalized for me the intentional carving out of time needed for writing, reading and creating.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The question is why Roberts is suddenly playing like a man running out of time.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Getting their money back is going to be a slow, messy fight, and some business owners are running out of time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Unless the bill moves forward soon, the Senate and House of Representatives may run out of time to ratify the bill before political campaigning intensifies ahead of the November midterms.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
They flailed at their oars, digging them too deep in the water or too shallow, out of time with one another, angry and desperate to catch up, losing all semblance of form.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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