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"No—You're thinking dog years—Editor years are twice as many."

Burning the midnight oil.

Working hours.

Peephole in a pile of presents (colour).

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

Procrastinator Foumdation: 'We're putting off the decision to fund you for at least another month...'

Late/Too Late.

'Who wants to work late again, raise your hands.'

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

"Where are you guys going?" "We’re out of here!" "It’s October 28th!" "The new team are running late. We need you to stay until February 2025!" "But I’m tired!!" "How do we know they won’t bail on us again?"

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"

Pull an all-nighter?

'The project is a little behind schedule. It was proactive, now it's retroactive.'

"I think I see your deadline approaching."

The Working Mum

Medieval headlines.

"Alan had to work all night on his presentation....this is what 17 espressos does to him."

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

If I can have your attention, gentlemen- we have a heavy schedule.

'I'm kind of busy, mom...'

Hourglass Dumptruck

"You're just buying time, Peterson! I want those figures on my desk by tomorrow!"

'We are in a race against time and the auditors. Gentlemen...start your shredders!'

"The central digital platform is temporarily renamed Project Schrödinger’s Cat. Until it is accessed on the 24th February it both is and is not a working system."

Your car called- It's not taking you home until that report's finished.

'Regarding our deadline - have we moved to long-range planning or still stuck in short-term excuses?'

'Tragically, Mr. Cornwell was unable to afford a personal ethicist.'

"My five least favorite words in the world: By End of the Day Friday!"

Quicksands of time

"The boss is really pushing me to finish up before Thanksgiving."

Outstanding Time Management

'Enough is enough, John! You've got to choose. It's either your job or me.'