It’s a way of saying time is being wasted. Time is a-wastin’ away. The term was used in a song by Johnny cash, not sure if origin is American slang or something used in English everywhere.
It’s English english - and has migrated all over the world. Probably more common in USA as it’s a fairly antique way to add emphasis and they’ve kept a lot of antique usages that English english hasn’t kept.
It’s a way of saying time is being wasted. Time is a-wastin’ away. The term was used in a song by Johnny cash, not sure if origin is American slang or something used in English everywhere.
It’s English english - and has migrated all over the world. Probably more common in USA as it’s a fairly antique way to add emphasis and they’ve kept a lot of antique usages that English english hasn’t kept.
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