times up vs time up

Both phrases are commonly used, but they have different meanings. 'Time's up' is the correct phrase when indicating that a period of time has ended, such as in a game or a deadline. 'Time up' is not a standard phrase in English.

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times up

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that a period of time has ended, such as in a game or a deadline.

Use 'time's up' when you want to convey that a specific period of time has come to an end, often in the context of a game, a deadline, or a limit.

Examples:

Time's up! Please put down your pencils.
The game is over, time's up.
Time's up for submitting your assignment.

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He received at times up to eleven calls from sarkozy per day.
In Australia it was repeated in a late-night slot several times up until the mid-1980s.
Purchases can be made in one or more times up to a maximum of n.
· J. Kinšt, J. Paroubek - "Rozpočtová skladba" [Budget composition] (Prague, 1996, reissued several times up to 2009)
The entire line up this "legendary mountain face" is protected by a mix of pegs and trad gear and according to Auer the climbing is "demanding, at times up slightly friable rock, but definitely worth repeating."
Couple more times up.
It lays 5 to 8, at times up to 10, white cream eggs, finely dotted reddish and that are brooded by the female for about two weeks.
Note that the LUN capacity can be increased many times up to the maximum limit but cannot be decreased.
Large trees with a wide crown are chosen where the colony will place nests that will last, renewed, for many years and at times up to the death of the plant.
They fight, mate, reproduce and fish in the Cape Cross Seal Reserve, home to the largest breeding colony of these seals on the planet, with at times up to 210,000 seals present during November and December.
The theatre was designed during the first half of the third century B.C. It was repaired at least four times up to the second half of the fourth century, when it became to leave durably.
Rachel Forester visited her four times up in Chino.
He's tapped that pay train three times up.
This process has been FAA certified to recover pure INS performance equivalent to stationary align procedures for civilian flight times up to 18 hours.
The same display shows stop times up to 30 minutes.
Here historical artifacts are collected from the most ancient times up to our days.
We find them from prehistoric times up to present days.
The course introduces students to the history of fashion from ancient times up to today.
Durable recharge times up to more than 200;
For the watch alarm panel times up to 12 minutes can be selected.

Alternatives:

Time is up
The time is up
The time's up
Your time is up
The deadline is up

time up

This phrase is not a standard construction in English. The correct form is 'time's up' when indicating the end of a period of time.

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Pixel Art Click the same picture before time up...
I have time up to Thursday to decide...
But the time up to birth is on no account without any danger.
There was no significant difference in any of these parameters over time up to 6 months after transplantation.
After each meal drink 250 ml warm water, squeeze in which the beginning 1/4 lemon, increasing time up to 2 lemons.
He made a killing the first time up.
It's their time up there.
I hear you've been spending a lot of time up here.
Earth moves all the time up here.
This practical kitchen timer has mechanical movement and can time up to 60 minutes.
I've been spending more time up here.
Milo did some time up in Allendale, like me.
We spent so much time up here that summer.
It's about my last time up Everest.
This time up in the lift alone.
High resistance. Operating time up to 150 hours maximum.
First time up l struck out.
Including all that hard time up there at Angola Farm.
Arrested him one time up on this roof.
Bookings may be cancelled any time up to 48 hours before your arrival.

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