one's number is up

Fig. one's time to die—or to suffer some other unpleasantness—has come. John is worried. He thinks his number is up. When my number is up, I hope it all goes fast.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jamaar	jə-MAHR	African American (Rare)
Brannon	-	English
Chima	-	Western African, Igbo
Aryeh	ahr-YE	Hebrew
Olukayode	-	Western African, Yoruba
Kukka	KOOK-kah	Finnish