Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die Uhr läuft
English translation:
the countdown has begun
German term
die Uhr läuft
denn wie alle Kommunen in Sachsen-Anhalt
will die 7.000 Einwohner-Stadt im Salzlandkreis
demnächst die Eröffnungsbilanz
für die Einführung der Doppik vorlegen.
I cannot find this expression in the dictionaries. Help much appreciated.
| 3 +9 | the countdown has begun |
Lancashireman
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| 5 +6 | the clock is ticking |
fmduffney
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| 5 -1 | time is running out |
Marion Rhodes
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Proposed translations
the countdown has begun
They need to get their act together in good time for the introduction of Doppik: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppik
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time is running out
| disagree |
pj-ffm
: Perhaps I'm being picky, but while this may have similar connotations, there are other phrases that specifically mean this like "die Zeit wird knapp", "die Zeit läuft ab/davon"...
11 hrs
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True, but as a phrase, those mean the same thing as "die Uhr läuft" - i.e. that there is a limited time to get something done.
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the clock is ticking
| agree |
writeaway
: fwiw, I also didn't notice that Andrew mentioned it. It's not listed as the actual answer.
1 hr
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: So common that Andrew has already said it.
1 hr
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| agree |
Camilla Seifert
4 hrs
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| agree |
Johanna Timm, PhD
4 hrs
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| agree |
Usch Pilz
5 hrs
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| agree |
Sanni Kruger (X)
: I think this is the most appropriate one in this context.
5 hrs
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| agree |
Lisa Davey
: My first thought...
8 hrs
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| agree |
dkfmmuc
8 hrs
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| agree |
pj-ffm
: Aye, no reason to use anything else here.
10 hrs
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| neutral |
Colin Rowe
: A good solution - shame someone else already suggested it over an hour and a half earlier...
18 hrs
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| neutral |
Lancashireman
: “This is a pretty common expression.” Not sure if this is a reference to my proposal made at 19 minutes (see above) or the asker’s original enquiry “die Uhr läuft”. Either way, pretty condescending.
20 hrs
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| disagree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: I don't really disagree, but you're reiterating a previous answer.
23 hrs
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| disagree |
David Moore (X)
: I agree with Cilian
1 day 6 hrs
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