What is the purpose of time in this game?

[ErDeIvIt]

I am pissed off. I almost lose an ARENA game due to time issues. My opponent has made a mistake several times and i was the only possible player to do a move. It was hard to guess the triple in this game. I even get the "20s" announce that i will be kicked off of the game. Why the time increment is so low?
The game:
https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=595324716

[Ceaseless]

Time stops a game from taking forever. So a player can't stall the time for eternity if losing. Given the pacing Spot It usually goes at I can't say I'm surprised that the timer isn't the longest either.