Running Over

überziehen — to run over the agreed time. Die Redezeit überziehen, to run over one’s speaking time. Das Meeting hat überzogen, the meeting ran over. It is the same verb as overdrawing a bank account.

auf den letzten Drücker — at the very last moment.

Kommen Sie bitte zum Schluss — please come to the end. This is the chair’s standard phrase in parliaments and meetings.

Ihre Redezeit ist abgelaufen — your speaking time is up.

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