against the clock
against the clock
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 clock.
It was a race against the clock to finish the job on time.
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◇ If a race is against the clock, the time of each racer is measured and the racer with the fastest time wins.
One by one the skiers sped downhill, racing against the clock.
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