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Time Warps
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The Challenge: Write a time warps story using as many of the following words as you can:
time flies - in the nick of time - time out - on time - in time - time and tide wait for no man - the time of your life - time's up - time is money - out of time
Andrea's story:
This morning I made it to school right in the nick of time, or else I would have had a time out. Today we learned that time and tide wait for no man.
Wow! Time flies, school's already out. Now I have to run home so I will be on time for my dentist appointment.
There was major traffic but mom got me there right in time.
"Time's up!" said the dentist. We better hurry home so I can get there in time for my favorite show, "The Time of Your Life."
The next morning I had a test at school and my teacher said, "Out of time," drop your pencils. "Time is money. Your parents pay me to teach you, so pay attention."
Nikki's story:
Well, welcome everybody to the game we call "The Time of Your Life." Well, the game has started and they're running here and there, and man, they finally call a time out! I guess they decided to call in time.
They're flying here and there. Wow! You made it back in the nick of time! Well, I am sorry to say that your time is up. Man, does time fly or what!
Stacy's story:
One day there was a boy named Billy. He always felt time flies. One day he was plying baseball. The ump called time out. Then he said, "Time in."
Billy loved playing baseball. He always said, Baseball is a time of your life," because he loved baseball.
But baseball always goes fast. "Time's up!" and the game was over.
First thing he did after the game was he changed his clothes, then he had to go to his grandmother's house. But the good thing is, he was on time.
Ashley's story:
"Am I in time?"
"Actually, you made it just in the nick of time. And you're going to have the time of your life! Now, as you all know, time is money in this company and time and tide wait for no man."
"Sir, time's up!" (Secretary)
"Oh, well, how time flies when you're having fun. Well, as you know we're out of time, so see you Tuesday, on time."
(They all begin to leave.)
"Time out! Stop! Wednesday, sorry!"
Kyle's story:
"Hurry up John, you're going to be late for your game," my mom said. I knew that I was going to have the game of my life in the St. Helens vs. Scappoose basketball game. I knew this because I had that dream, where you score the winning ponts in the nick of time. "Come on John," my mom yells. I jumped in the car while my mom started and went down to the court.
I got there right on time. When we started stretching I noticed that one of our star players was missing, and he was the starter of my position. Then my coach yelled, "John, you're starting." A great wave of excitement went over me, but then a wave of sadness, for my dad wan't here. He always said, "Time is money," and constantly worked, never coming home to see us.
7 . . . 8 . . . 9 . . . 10 . . . We finished stretching and the game was going to start in a little bit.
Then our coach called us over to tell us the game plan, he said to take the outside shots for they have a very good defense.
"Tweeeet!" the whistle blew.
"This is the time and tide, wait for no man!"
The ref had the ball and we got ready for the jump. The ball went straight up. Our guy jumped a mighty jump. Slap . . . . The ball went to their side. I started going back on defense, but the guy burned me and took it in for a lay-in.
Once we got the ball we passed it back and forth until we got an open man for the shot. Swoosh. "Nothing but net!" the team cried. Then they passed it in and took it down the court and went in for another lay-in. Then this went back and forth. By the time it was the 4th quarter, the game was tied, 48-48.
The coach call time out.
By now I was so tired I could've fallen asleep on the spot, but he still put me in. I worked a C+ rate for 8 minutes until it came down to the last 2 minutes. Time flies when it is a close game. The score was 62-64 with 2 minutes left. I was still in the game.
We passed it in and took up the court, we passed it around. Then one of my teammates had a good shot, and socred. 64-64. Then, again they took the ball down the court buyt this time I was there. I stuck to him like glue. So he started backing to the 3 point line and shot. Swooosh. It echoed through the gym. 64-67, they were winning now. 1:30 seconds was left on the clock. We passed it in and zoomed down the court. We again made a 2-pointer. 66-67. Fifty seconds. We did full press so we all went down and got on a man. They had 5 seconds to get it out of bounds. 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . They threw it in to the guy I was on. It felt like it was in slow motion. I dove for the ball. Slap . . . . I blocked it and threw it to one of my teammates. Once I got up, the ball came back to me almost right away. I glipsed at the clock. 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . I shot the ball . . . 1 . . . it hit the rim . . . But then went in. Eeeeeehhhh! The buzzer rang. My teammates on the bench sprang up. While I got piled on, the other coach was arguing, saying that it was out of time, didn't shoot in time, and that time's up! Then my mom said, "You won it!" and I said, "All in a day's work."
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