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running out of time

ADJECTIVE
desperate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
despondent forlorn futile sad vain
STRONG
downcast goner
WEAK
at end of one's rope back to the wall can't win dead duck despairing desponding gone hard up in the soup in the toilet inconsolable irrecoverable irremediable irretrievable no chance no-win sunk up against it up the creek useless wretched
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful happy hopeful joyful
WEAK
calm confident content contented satisfactory satisfied secure unworried

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Susanville, the incorporated city, is running out of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"We are running out of time and DNA may now be needed to assist in the identification process," the minister was quoted by the Herald as saying.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I’m running out of time, and my CPA hasn’t gotten back to me.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Having to reopen the bill in the Senate could mean running out of time to pass it this year.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

The Germans were running out of time to expel us, they argued .

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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