race against time
race against time noun: a situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
Noun
race against time (plural races against time)
- A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
- 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.2011 September 23, “Eve Muirhead fit for Oslo Cup after wasp sting scare”, in BBC News
- Dealing with all the radioactive waste left on site is a slow-motion race against time, which will last so long that even the grandchildren of those working on site will not see its end. The process will cost at least £121bn.December 15 2022, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- race against the clock
Synonyms of race against time
Forms of race against time
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Questions about race against time
- What does race against time mean?
- Race against time means a situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
- What part of speech is race against time?
- Race against time is a noun.
- What is the plural of race against time?
- The plural of race against time is races against time.
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