切ぎれ

noun, used as a suffix

using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...

Attaches to nouns indicating a resource (time, money, energy, etc.) to express that it has been completely used up or exhausted. Often used in compound nouns like 時間切れ (out of time) or 品切れ (out of stock).

See also: 時間切れ

• 時じ間かん切ぎれで試し験けんを終おえられなかった。

  I couldn't finish the exam because time ran out.

• この商しょう品ひんは品しな切ぎれです。

  This product is out of stock.