The cause of the time freeze... was just a dead battery?! The Odd Jobs realize that the Universal Clock running out of battery was the reason the world's time came to a stop. They try to replace the battery, but it's apparently a special make not available on Earth.
we wouldn't be in this situation 
immediately after returning.
فلن نكون في مثل هذه الحال بعد عودتنا
não estaríamos nesta situação
 logo depois de voltar.