borrowed time

If you survive some situation where you would have otherwise did were it not for some miracle of God then your entire life after that point is said to be borrowed time.

A man walks across a street without looking both ways when he accidently steps on a bottle, that happened to be rolling by, and falls straight down. Exactly half a speeding truck passes in front of him, only missing by inches. This man is living on borrowed time because if it hadn't been for the bottle rolling by at that exact moment he would have been smashed like a caterpillar eating your grandmas favorite rose bush.

borrowed time by a dude who has hair September 27, 2004

borrowed time

Generally used by old people of themselves. They're living longer than they're "supposed to", hence they're living on borrowed time.

My 90th birthday is approaching. I feel like I'm living on borrowed time.

borrowed time by DeadByDawn September 30, 2004

borrowed time

Mortgaged your home to buy a Rolex.

Seriously, it means to live beyond your life expectancy.

Some of my hard drives used to be in 486es, so they're living on borrowed time.

borrowed time by Downstrike November 3, 2006

borrowed time

The name of a truly awful garage band experiment gone bad inspired by a wanna be artist.

That Stiff Ptr let somebody think that he actually has talent, so he decided to start a crappy band called borrowed time.

borrowed time by Arnold B. Wally March 17, 2008

Borrowed Time

When someone fucks up with no chance of redemption.

That mothafucka disrespected me, he's on borrowed time.

Borrowed Time by 1020 CEO March 19, 2022

Borrowed time

when someone fucks up real bad,and the time is no longer their own ,they are now on probation.

When my boyfriend pisses me off, he is on borrowed time.

Borrowed time by shannon January 25, 2004

Borrowed time

Literally, when you're in the military and you're going away on a mission that doesn't involve signifigant risk of life, e.g. deployed to Germany as opposed to Iraq, but you make it should like you're going to die.

In general, making an impending non-threatening situation sound like you're risking life and limb.

Will: Wanna go to Chickie's and Pete's tonight?
Rich: Damn... I could really go for some crab fries... Well, I'd like to go, but I'm on borrowed time.
Will: Really? Why, what's up?
Rich: I have to clean the gutters in my house. They're filthy.

Borrowed time by Flats December 8, 2003