Fill in the Blanks ⏰ Story: A Race Through DeadlinesOnline version Time collocations by Solomiya Humetska 1 dot in behind no up up now waste delays short off It was Monday morning , and I was already schedule . We were supposed to present the final project by noon , but thanks to last week ? s , we had to make for lost time - and fast . My manager said she ? d be arriving any time , so the team scrambled to get the last pieces of the report together . I told Mark not to time on formatting and to focus on the content . Surprisingly , he got it done in time . Just as we were rehearsing our pitch , we got a message that the client wanted to cut the meeting - they only had 15 minutes . That threw us off , but we didn ? t have the luxury to panic . I trimmed my section and reminded everyone to keep it tight . We started the call right on the . I could see the timer ticking , and halfway through , the client ? s assistant reminded us that time ? s in 5 minutes . We wrapped up just time . Afterward , my boss thanked us for being flexible and asked us to put the meeting with the other department until tomorrow . She said , " You all need a break - you ? ve earned it . "
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