How to Pronounce "live on borrowed time"
expression
LIV on BOR-rohd TIME
liv on BORR-ohd time
Definition
To continue living or existing after the time you were expected to die or fail, often surprisingly or against the odds.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/ /ˈtaɪm
British English
lɪv/ /ˈɒn/ /bˈɒɹəʊd/ /tˈaɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIV on BOR-rohd TIME
UK
liv on BORR-ohd time
Listen in Context
After his heart attack, the doctors said he was living on borrowed time.
The old bridge is living on borrowed time after so many years of use.
Many endangered animals are living on borrowed time.
Don’t waste your days—you never know if you’re living on borrowed time.