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
Friend	[frend]
Glyn	-	Welsh
Lena	LE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Roc	RAWK	Catalan
Lyndsea	LINDZ-ee	English (Rare)
Christophe	krees-TOF	French