Vault seed record
Run out of time 2
In a workplace mini-scenario, We’re ___ time, so let’s decide now.
Classification
Provenance
Kind: human-authored
Source: reviewed-expansion-anchor-pack
Batch: reviewed-expansion-vocabulary-collocation-depth-2026-05
Reviewer: content-lead
Updated: 2026-05-21
Instruction and answer
Instruction
Choose the best answer.
Correct answer
running out of
Explanation
Run out of time means have almost no time left.
Product use
Surfaces
Source languages
Difficulty
medium
Conversion hook
Phrasal collocations make spoken English faster.
Review payload
Review notes
Approved seed anchor from the reviewed expansion pack. Used to close family coverage gaps before scaled promotion.
Media prompt
No media prompt attached.
Assets
Source traps
Tags
Usage
Tests: vocabulary-size, collocations, idioms-expressions
Funnels: general-level-assessment
Challenges: vocab-anchor-19
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},
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},
{
"id": "ending-of",
"label": "ending of",
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},
{
"id": "losing-out",
"label": "losing out",
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}
]
}