Running out of time on the CCAT is normal - it is built that way. Here is the strategy that actually works.
The Criteria CCAT is 50 questions in 15 minutes, and only around 1% of test-takers answer them all. It is measuring how many you get right under extreme time pressure, not whether you reach the end.
The strategy: move fast, bank every question you can answer confidently, and skip the ones that would eat 40 seconds - come back only if time allows. Feeling unfinished is expected and does not mean you failed.
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