blinking red

When a task is close to being finished.
Source: In several video games, the boss begins to blink red as he is close to dying.

"Bowser's blinking red."
"How's your essay coming?" "It's blinking red."

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blinking red

Demanding immediate attention, urgent, nearing a deadline.

"Hurry up with that report, dude, it's blinking red."
"I gotta get home. My wife's blinking red."

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