“on borrowed time”
To be on borrowed time means to continue living or existing beyond what was expected, often implying that the end is near or that one is surviving beyond a natural limit. It suggests a sense of urgency or precariousness, as if the time remaining is not truly one's own. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "on borrowed time" in the video clips below.
Hear how "on borrowed time" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Channels: BBC Learning English, Fox News, Mythical Kitchen, Economics Explained, Second Thought and 4 more.
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YouTubeBBC Learning English164K views · 2024-04-10
Hottest March ever: BBC News Review
“on borrowed time –”
We've had: usher
in – show where to go, … lasting longer
than expected and caps –
Play at 5:17
YouTubeFox News570K views · 2026-03-25
TROOPS EN ROUTE: Thousands of US Marines headed to Middle East, reinforcements could follow
“on borrowed time. The moolas, they've”
Iran's terror empire, in my opinion, is … been misfiring. They've tried to seow
Play at 44:30
YouTubeMythical Kitchen2.6M views · 2025-04-01
Trixie Mattel Eats Her Last Meal
“on borrowed time and that's why the”
you know so I have always felt like I'm … universe was like sprinkling me with
Play at 2:09
YouTubeEconomics Explained2.7M views · 2022-06-28
China's Major Tax Problem | Economics Explained
“on borrowed time and create a sustainable system
to fund its government's activities but to truly”
it is instead to look at the systemic issues
that china will have to overcome to stop living … understand this problem we are as always going to
need to look at some specific issues why has china
Play at 0:49
YouTubeSecond Thought1.6M views · 2017-04-07
Could We Have a Second Home on Mars?
“on borrowed time. Whatever the case may”
a long way to go, or we could be living … be, having a planet that could support
Play at 1:44
YouTubePowerfulJRE1.4M views · 2025-11-26
Joe Rogan Experience #2418 - Chris Williamson
“living on borrowed time now as the UK.”
forth. But like we're we're really … It's been a good while since the UK sort
Play at 44:38
YouTubeNational Geographic508K views · 2025-09-06
Engineering War: Deadly Fleets & Lost Nukes | Drain the Oceans | MEGA EPISODE | National Geographic
“is on borrowed time.”
NARRATOR: But Hitler knows
his last killer battleship … Fearing the Allies might
get lucky, in October 1944,
Play at 1:26:00
YouTubeBloomberg Originals2.6M views · 2024-05-15
Palmer Luckey Wants to Be Silicon Valley's War King | The Circuit
“living on borrowed time and so I I I”
are not a profitable business we are … it's hard for me to come and feel like
Play at 22:53
YouTubeChannel 4203K views · 2021-11-01
Being Black In Britain | Celebrating Black British Culture | Channel 4
“living on borrowed time every moment”
they contribute to the style … does count it's the love that gets shown
Play at 3:25
YouTubeFox News690K views · 2026-03-24
DEVELOPING: Tel Aviv hit with 220lb warhead amid Iranian missile barrage
“IRAN TERROR IS ON BORROWED TIME,”
BOMBED. … MULLAHS HAVE SOWED CHAOS IN THE
Play at 6:41