borrowed time (English, noun)
expansion: borrowed time (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: A period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.
tags: idiomatic
uncountable
glosses: A length of time whose duration has traditionally expired, but which continues nonetheless.
tags: uncountable
Forms: