meter is running, the

Costs or other consequences are accumulating, as in We'd better come to a decision soon, for the meter is running. This metaphoric expression alludes to the fare mounting up on a taxi meter. [Late 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olga	OL-gah (Russian), AWL-gah (Polish, German)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Itali
Haruto	hah-ṙoo-to	Japanese
Nadine	na-DEEN (French), nah-DEE-nə (German), nə-DEEN (English)	French, German, English
Syuzanna	-	Russian
Aglaya	-	Russian
Carlisle	[ka:'lail]