单词	borrowed time
释义	borrowed time noun : an uncertain and usually uncontrolled postponement of something inevitable —used with living on Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The outdoor shows have not been particularly well-attended, and Gas Monkey Bar may be on borrowed time. Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 26 May 2020 Even before the pandemic struck the acceleration of cord cutting has fueled questions about whether or not the traditional TV business is essentially living on borrowed time. Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 May 2020 In Season 4, Alfred (David Dawson) is living on borrowed time, and his vision for a unified England seems further away than ever. Sara Aridi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2020 When police raided the Limelight in the fall of 1995, his empire was living on borrowed time. Alex Williams, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020 Billings, Montana — John Raines, 49, is living on borrowed time. Steve Hartman, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2020 The oldest had been apparently living on borrowed time as the life expectancy of these nomadic Scythian fighting females was 30-35, according to a press release. Fox News, 9 Jan. 2020 And then there are the ones living on borrowed time — whether to be concealed by a new building, or have their masonry canvas shredded so that a new building can rise. John King, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2019 Seniors living on borrowed time and money while bankers drain their children’s inheritance makes for a potent image of decline. Gerard Gayou, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1664, in the meaning defined above
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