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2008.01.10

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Today's LessonCATEGORY: イディオム
TIME'S UP   時間切れ

Explanation

  • If time's up, there is no more time left.
  • time's up とは、もう時間が残っていない、つまり、時間切れ、という意味です。

TIME'S UP

examples

  1. (teacher to students)
    Time's up. Everyone please stop writing and pass your tests to the front.
  2. (host to contestant on a TV game show)
    I'm afraid your time is up. The answer was “William Shakespeare”.
  3. I got my all-time highest score on the Berlitz Blasters video game today! I destroyed 375 enemy robots before my time was up.
  4. (customers at an all-you-can-eat buffet)
    a: I'm going to get some more dessert.
    b: Well, you'd better hurry. They've got a 90-minute time limit here, and our time is almost up.

英会話レッスンWell, our time's up for today. Please join us again tomorrow for the latest WordMaster Challenge!