This explains it pretty well: http://support.chess.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=678&nav=0,82 .
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I was playing chess with someone and he only had about 15 seconds left. His time would run out several times, but then it went back ten seconds! What is up with this?