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time is short

time is short phrase: synonym of clock is ticking.

Phrase

time is short

  1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) Synonym of clock is ticking.

Synonyms of time is short

Questions about time is short

What does time is short mean?
Time is short means synonym of clock is ticking.
What part of speech is time is short?
Time is short is a phrase.

Words near time is short in the dictionary

  1. time is a great healer of all wounds
  2. time is money
  3. time is of the essence
  4. time is on one's side
  5. time is ripe
  6. time is short
  7. time is the great healer
  8. time is ticking
  9. time is up
  10. time it out
  11. time jump

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