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against time

against time prepositional phrase: relative to a deadline rather than a competitor.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Relative to a deadline rather than a competitor.
  2. With urgency.

Synonyms of against time

Words formed from against time

Questions about against time

What does against time mean?
Against time means relative to a deadline rather than a competitor.
What part of speech is against time?
Against time is a prepositional phrase.

Words near against time in the dictionary

  1. against the grain
  2. against the hair
  3. against the law
  4. against the run of play
  5. against the world
  6. against time
  7. againstand
  8. againstands
  9. againster
  10. againsters
  11. againstism

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