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out of time

out of time phrase: too soon or too late.

Phrase

out of time

  1. Too soon or too late.
  2. Not keeping time.
  3. Without any time left.
    • As is the way with all mature governments, Rishi Sunak's administration increasingly feels like it's out of ideas, out of energy... and out of time.2023 September 6, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Leaderless and rudderless”, in RAIL, number 991, page 3

Questions about out of time

What does out of time mean?
Out of time means too soon or too late.
What part of speech is out of time?
Out of time is a phrase.

Words near out of time in the dictionary

  1. out of the way
  2. out of the window
  3. out of the woods
  4. out of thin air
  5. out of this world
  6. out of time
  7. out of touch
  8. out of town
  9. out of true
  10. out of tune
  11. out of turn

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