out of time

phrase

Too soon or too late.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Too soon or too late.
  2. entertainmentNot 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

Translations

Māori whakarangirua, taki hē
  • whakarangiruanot keeping time - of music
  • taki hēnot keeping time - of music
Swedish otakt
  • otaktnot keeping time - of music
Cite this entry
APA

out of time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20time

MLA

“out of time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20time.

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