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
Sargent	['sa:dʒənt]
Lise	['li:zə]
Atlas	AT-ləs (English)	Greek Mythology
Jacinto	hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Arawn	-	Welsh Mythology
Cato (2)	-	Dutch