Time’s up!
“Time’s up!”
We have heard this phrase a lot of times in our life. It shows that we are
allowed to do a work or anything within a stipulated time. It reminds us that
the time which is allowed for us to do a work is over and also that we have to
stop the action that we are doing when the time limit has been reached, no
matter if there are any countdowns or not.
But even
though we are warned much, we often tend to go beyond the stipulated time and
continue our actions. For example, a professor in the exam hall announces,
"Time’s up" at the end of a test, meaning that the test is over and
all should put their pens down. But we often go on writing, if not beg for more
time, even after the reminder of the professor. After the morning alarm, with
half sleep we tend to sleep at least for five minutes more. Thus we extend the
alarm for five more minutes and it rings every five minutes and it goes on till
the clock accepts defeat. We also have this tendency to postpone today’s work
for tomorrow. And we take the strictest and most convenient decision, “I will surely
do it tomorrow”. Procrastination is a villain in many of our lives. Once I
happened to read a very interesting phrase on a noble man’s T-Shirt which went
like this: “I am not lazy but I am motivationally challenged”. We even justify
our laziness with reasonable and convincing affirmations. Vibrant fellows!
Of course
the phrase “Time’s up” always reminds us to complete our tasks within a given
time. Also it can be a euphemism for death or anything coming to an
end. Let us try to complete our tasks on time because there will be a time
when God will tell us that the time’s up, leaving us with no more extra
minutes. Well, now it’s time up for me…
