help me understand this draw

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i had 14 seconds left, ( no increment )they had 8 mins, pre moved an won all the peices. so with 1 second left i have a queen an rook. game drawn insufficent material an time. now this is a game i had no buissness getting a point out of with poor time managment, but how did it draw an not give me a loss ?
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If your time runs out, obviously you can't win the game, but sometimes your opponent can't either.  Obviously if all he has left is a K, then checkmate is impossible no matter how much time he might have.  So they call it a draw.  I'll get the article for you...

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https://support.chess.com/article/128-what-does-insufficient-mating-material-mean