Thursday, February 11, 2016

Borrowed time

Borrowed time - a period of uncertainty during which the inevitable consequences of a current situation are postponed or avoided; if someone is living on borrowed time, they are not expected to live much longer.

Example - "Terminally ill patients live on borrowed time."

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