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run out of time

Phrasal verbLevel B1

To have no time left; to use all your time.

Hurry up! We're running out of time before the train leaves.

Say 'run out of + noun': run out of time, run out of money, run out of milk. Don't forget 'of'.

Comic strip. Steventeacher: Quick! The bus leaves in two minutes! Diego: We are running out time! Steventeacher: Almost! We're running OUT OF time. Diego: Running out of time! I made it!
Steventeacher explains “run out of time”.
Your turn
What do you always run out of at home?