out of time

out of time
phrasal
: not within the designated period : too late

the appeal was filed out of time

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out of time see under ↑time
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Main Entry: ↑out
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out of time
1. Not keeping rhythm
2. Too late (law)
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Main Entry: ↑time

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1) at the wrong time or period

I felt that I was born out of time

■ not following or maintaining the correct rhythm (of music)

every time we get to this part in the song, you are out of time

2) with no time remaining to continue or complete something, esp. a task for which a specific amount of time had been allowed

I knew the answers to all the essay questions, but I ran out of time


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  • Out of Time — may refer to: Contents 1 Film 2 Literature 3 Music 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Out of time — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out of time — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out Of Time — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Out of Time (homonymie). Out of Time Album par R.E.M. Sortie 11 mars 1991 (Royaume Uni) 12 mars 1991 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Out of time — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Out of Time (homonymie). Out of Time Album par R.E.M. Sortie 11 mars 1991 (Royaume Uni) 12 mars 1991 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Out of Time — «Out of Time» Сингл Blur из альбома Think T …   Википедия

  • Out Of Time — ist der Titel: dreier Filme: Out of Time (1988) (auch: Die Pyramiden des Todes) Out of Time – Der tödliche Auftrag (2001) (engl. Titel: Firetrap) Out of Time – Sein Gegner ist die Zeit (2003) einer Episode der britischen Fernsehserie Torchwood… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Out of Time — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Out of Time (homonymie). Out of Time Album par R.E.M. Sortie 11 mars 1991 (Royaume Uni) 12 mars 1991 (États Unis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Out of Time — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Out of Time – Der tödliche Auftrag Originaltitel Firetrap …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Out of Time — El título Out of Time puede hacer referencia a: Out of Time, álbum de la banda estadounidense R.E.M. Out of Time, película estadounidense de 2003. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí …   Wikipedia Español

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