(idiomatic, humorous) To hurry to complete a task or arrive at a destination by a specified time, only for nothing to happen, due to other requirements that have yet to be satisfied.

simple past tense and past participle of dig up dirt

present participle of dig up dirt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dig up dirt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gum up the works

present participle of gum up the works

simple past tense and past participle of gum up the works

present participle of throw up the sponge

simple past tense of throw up the sponge

past participle of throw up the sponge