criminal time

to be in haste -- as in a street criminal who must do things quickly to avoid getting busted

further usage:
to be in haste when the situation is under high tension
and to be relaxed when there is no forseeable threat

we run on criminal time (we know how to kick it)

church nod

when you start to fall asleep while sitting upright and quickly snap or bob your head back up

derived from people bored at a speech, or spefically church sermon, who begin to "church nod" as they try not to fall asleep

see also "four-wheeling"

In lecture the other day I got picked on when the teacher saw me church nod.

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