词汇 | against the clock |
释义 | Idiom against the clock Theme: TIME in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time.Bill set a new track record, running against the clock. He lost the actual race, however.In a race against the clock, they rushed the special medicine to the hospital. against the clockIn a very limited amount of time; with a shortage of time being the main problem. We left later than we were supposed to, so it was a race against the clock to get to the airport on time. against the clockFig. in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time. In a race against the clock, they rushed the accident victim to the hospital. against the clockAlso, against time. In a great hurry, as fast as possible, as in With her term paper due on Monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it, or They were working against time to stay on schedule. The term comes from various sports in which the contestants do not directly compete against each other but instead are timed individually, the winner being the one who is fastest. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s. |
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