race against time

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

race against time (plural races against time)

1. (idiomatic) A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
   • 2011 Sept. 23, "Eve Muirhead fit for Oslo Cup after wasp sting scare", BBC News:

     Scottish curler Eve Muirhead was left facing a race against time to make the first European Tour event of the season after being stung by a wasp.

Synonyms

• race against the clock

Translations

situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline

• Dutch: race tegen de klok
• Finnish: kilpailla aikaa vastaan
• French: course contre la montre (fr) f
• Hungarian: versenyfutás az idővel
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• Italian: corsa contro il tempo f
• Polish: wyścig z czasem m
• Portuguese: corrida contra o tempo m