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run out the clock
idiomUS
to use all the time that is still available:
He was supposed to fall on the ball, allowing San Jose to run out the clock.
The quarterback could run out the clock because the defence had no timeouts left.
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run out the clock | American Dictionary
run out the clock
idiom(alsorun down the clock)
to use all the available time:
He was supposed to fall on the ball, allowing San Jose to run out the clock.
The president's strategy is to run the clock down until the elections, then win control of Congress.
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