idiomUSto use all thetimethat is stillavailable:消耗掉剩余的（比赛）时间He wassupposedtofallon theball,allowingSanJose torunout theclock.他应该去抢球，让圣何塞有机会消耗时间。Thequarterbackcouldrunout theclockbecause the had no timeoutsleft.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPeriods of time - general words
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run out the clock
US(alsorun down the clock)to use all thetimethat is stillavailable消耗掉剩余的（比赛）时间He wassupposedtofallon theball,allowingSanJose torunout the clock.他应该去抢球，让圣何塞有机会消耗时间。
run out the clock| American Dictionary
run out the clock
idiom(alsorun down the clock)to use all theavailabletime:He wassupposedtofallon theball,allowingSanJose to run out theclock.The president'sstrategyis to run theclockdown until theelections, thenwincontrolofCongress.(Definition ofrun out the clockfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/run-out-the-clock##
