Expression Explain a devil of a time a very difficult time a race against time have to do something fast within a deadline a matter of time sure to happen at some time in the future beat the clock do something within the deadline against the clock in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something do ne before a particular tirne make good time do something faster than you thought at some time sharp exactly at the time named at the appointed time at the expected or assigned time time is on your side be young and have plenty of time ahead of you in the nick of time without a second to spare it is high time it should have happened a long time ago overtime money paid for working extra hours behind the times old-fashioned kill time to use something up especially time pocket of time a period of available time as might be found between appointments play for time to stall; to act in such a way as to gain time keep up / move with the times remain modern waste no time in doing something to immediately begin an activity up time the time when a computer is running time and a half when a worker is paid extra for working overtime have the time of your life have a great time