Time is of the Essence

Today, pick one or more phrases that relate to time and incorporate it/them into your story.  Some examples include: I don't have time, running out of time, too much time on my hands, time moves slowly,  time moves quickly, precious time, wasting time, never enough time or time is of the essence.  I'm sure you could come up with dozens more if you put in enough time.  Use the phrase(s) as well as make reference to things such as clocks or hourglasses, seconds, minutes, hours, daye, weeks, months, years, etc... OK, hurry up, you haven't got all day.