race against time

Speech parts

1. race against time - Noun

2. race against time - Phrase

Meaning

race against time (plural races against time)

(idiomatic) A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

race against the clock

Examples

There's always a race against time. I don't think for one moment that life gets better. How can it? One's body starts to fall apart. Gloria Grahame

Im off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men. Dorothy Kilgallen

Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time. Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Yip Harburg

Animal sanctuary owner Ariana Huemer has put up a $15,000 reward to find her turkey in a race against time before Thanksgiving. Source: Internet

Directed by Sam Mendes and telling the story (in under two hours) of a spindly World War I soldier () in a race against time, “1917” cost roughly $90 million to make, not including marketing expenses. Source: Internet

All the employees in the department will get access to data, find out the cause, write report and race against time to minimize the possible damage to patients. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

race against time

Close letter words and terms

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