"it's cutting it short" Translation

Question

That expression is used when not enough time is allotted to do several things in a row.

Answer 1

There must be a Spanish idiom. The sense of it in Spanish is something like, ...estamos quedando sin tiempo... "We're running out of time"

Answer 2

Look here (SD Dictionary for the English word "close")

1. Estrecho, angosto; ajustado. •That was a close shave/call -> se salvó por un pelo o por los pelos

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So, for the context you are referring to, it may be "¡Se salvaró por un pelo!" to say that "It will be a close call!"

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That probably is not exactly what you are looking for, so I will continue to study "time" to see what I can come up with.

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Perhaps, "Time will be short" = "El tiempo será corta"

Great answer! - --Mariana--, ABR 28, 2010

Thank you! ¡Gracias! - danrivera, ABR 28, 2010