borrowed time

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} 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, [[benefit]]s, or [[opportunity|opportunities]] will be entirely [[terminate]]d.
2. A length of time whose duration has traditionally expired, but which continues nonetheless.

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