run out of time
О ситуации когда "кончилось время".
At the meeting they had been discussing a lot of issues till they ran out of time.
Они обсуждали много вопросов на встрече, пока у них не кончилось время.
serve a sentence
serve time
To be in jail.
Charlie served four years of an eight-year sentence, after which he was paroled and released.
sign of the times
A characteristic of the times in which one lives.
It is a sad sign of the times that all the major lakes and rivers are badly polluted and fish in them are poisoned.
small-time
Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance.
He has a job as a drummer with a small-time band.
It is a small-time business, but it may grow.
standard time
slow time
slow tune
Clock time that is set by law or agreement in a country or in part of a country; especially, in the United States: the clock time used between fall and spring, which is an hour slower than the time used in the summer. Abbreviation ST.
When we go to bed Saturday night, we will set our clocks back an hour, because Sunday we will be on standard time again.
Next week it will get dark an hour earlier, because we will be on standard time.
take one's time
To avoid haste; act in an unhurried way; to do without rush; not to hurry.
He liked to take his time over breakfast.
It is better to take your time at this job than to hurry and make mistakes.
There's no need to hurry doing those exercises. Take your time.
William never works rapidly. He always takes his time in everything that he does.
take time off
have off
have time off
To have free time, not to have to work (also: to take time off.
To take time off is used when someone makes a decision to have free time, sometimes when others might not agree with the decision.
To take time off is used when someone makes a decision to have free time, sometimes when others might not agree with the decision.
If I had some time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters I promised to my family.
Every morning the company workers have time off for a coffee break.
Several workers took the afternoon off to go to a baseball game.
tell time
To read a clock or watch.
Although Johnny is only three years old, he is already able to tell time.