borrowed time

borrowed time
noun Date: 1664 an uncertain and usually uncontrolled postponement of something inevitable — used with living on

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Borrowed Time — Entwickler Interplay Publisher …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Borrowed Time — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Borrowed Time» Sencillo de John Lennon del álbum Milk and Honey Lado B « Your Hands » Publicación 1984 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Borrowed Time — Single par John Lennon extrait de l’album Milk and Honey Face A Borrowed Time Face B Your Hands Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Borrowed Time — Infobox Album | Name = Borrowed Time Type = Album Artist = Diamond Head Released = 1982 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = |42:10 Label = MCA Producer = Mike Hedges and Diamond Head Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia

  • borrowed time — noun : an unexpected or artifically contrived extension of time usually of uncertain and limited duration an old, old man who was merely living on borrowed time * * * an uncertain, usually limited period of time extending beyond or postponing the …   Useful english dictionary

  • borrowed time — bor′rowed time′ n. time during which death or another inevitable event is postponed: to live on borrowed time[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

  • Borrowed Time (disambiguation) — Borrowed Time may refer to:Games* Borrowed Time , a photo text adventure computer game published by Activision in 1985Music* Borrowed Time , a 1982 album by heavy metal band Diamond Head * Borrowed Time , a song by American Rock band Styx *… …   Wikipedia

  • Borrowed Time (John Lennon song) — Infobox Single Name = Borrowed Time Artist = John Lennon from Album = Milk and Honey Released = 1984 Format = [ Recorded = 1980] Genre = Pop Length = Label = Polydor Records [ Writer = ] Producer = John Lennon Yoko Ono Last single = Nobody Told… …   Wikipedia

  • Borrowed Time (song) — Infobox Single Name = Borrowed Time Caption = Artist = Styx from Album = Cornerstone B side = Released = 1980 Format = 7 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = A M Writer = Dennis DeYoung Tommy Shaw Producer = Last single = Why Me (1979) This… …   Wikipedia

  • borrowed time — an uncertain, usually limited period of time extending beyond or postponing the occurrence of something inevitable. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

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