utløperne

Utløperne is a Norwegian term that literally translates as “the expiring ones” or “the ones whose time has ended.” It is not a standard technical term in every context, but it can be used in prose or journalism to describe entities whose period of validity or relevance is coming to an end. The core verb utløpe means to expire or lapse, and utløperne refers to a group associated with that expiration in a figurative or descriptive sense.

Usage and context: In administrative or legal writing, more precise terms such as utløp (expiry) or frist (deadline) are common. Utløperne may appear when a writer wants to personify expirations or group together multiple items whose terms are ending, for example in a narrative discussion of contracts, licenses, or offers approaching their end. It can also be used metaphorically to signal aging, obsolescence, or looming deadlines in a broader cultural or literary sense.

Etymology and notes: Utløperne derives from the verb utløpe, meaning to expire or lapse. As with many Norwegian phrases, its exact interpretation depends on context and tone. In formal technical writing, the term is unlikely to be preferred to more specific expressions, but it can provide a stylistic or rhetorical effect in narrative or explanatory text.

See also: expiry, expiration, lapse, deadline, obsolescence.