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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running out of time

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

She'll think that, and it's true, because everyone is running out of time.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

running out of time

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