- race against the clock
- in sport, if people race against the clock, they try to race faster than a particular time instead of racing against other people.
In time trials, cyclists race against the clock.
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race against the clock
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race against the clock — race against time/the clock a race against time/the clock an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. Rescuers were racing against time last night to reach the four divers, trapped 200 feet… … New idioms dictionary
against\ the\ clock — • against time • against the clock adv. phr. 1. As a test of speed or time; in order to beat a speed record or time limit. John ran around the track against time, because there was no one else to race against. 2. As fast as possible; so as to do… … Словарь американских идиом
against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME … Dictionary of American idioms
against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME … Dictionary of American idioms
against the clock — adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline it was a race against the clock • Syn: ↑against time * * * against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time On our last project, we were working/racing against the… … Useful english dictionary
(a) race against the clock — a ˌrace against ˈtime/the ˈclock idiom a situation in which you have to do sth or finish sth very fast before it is too late • Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. Main entry: ↑raceidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) race against the clock — an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. It s a race against time to get the building finished before the rainy season sets in … New idioms dictionary
(a) race against the clock — See: a race against time … New idioms dictionary
race against time clock — race against time/the clock a race against time/the clock an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. Rescuers were racing against time last night to reach the four divers, trapped 200 feet… … New idioms dictionary
(a) race against time clock — a ˌrace against ˈtime/the ˈclock idiom a situation in which you have to do sth or finish sth very fast before it is too late • Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. Main entry: ↑raceidiom … Useful english dictionary
