time's up

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪmz ˌʌp/

time's up

1. The deadline has passed; there is no more available time.

   Alternative form: time is up

   Coordinate terms: clock is ticking, clock is running, time is ticking, time is short; tick-tock (interjection); time is of the essence

   Near-synonym: time is ripe

   • 2008, Rick Lax, Lawyer Boy, St. Martin’s Press, page 28:

     “Time’s up,” the proctor announced at the end of the third section. “Put your pencils down. There will be a fifteen minute break. You are encouraged to use the bathroom during this time.”

• “time’s up”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• impetus, imputes, stumpie, uptimes