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[sabrinak]

Hi, can you help me understand this sentence?

What does this means? Is it related to the parking meter? I
know that contracts, visas, leases can expire, but meters too?
What does 'meter' mean here?

Thank you so much.

The meter has expired.

[pugachevV]

It usually means that the time you have paid for on a parking meter has expired and you need to put more money in, or get a ticket.
However, the meaning has been extended in colloquial speech to mean time has run out on any project.
e.g. "The meter has expired for design plans for the new city hall.