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race against time en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
   • 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:
   • 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:

Forms

Synonyms

race against the clock

Translations (12)

es contrarreloj (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · pl wyścig z czasem (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · hu versenyfutás az idővel (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · cs závod s časem (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · fr course contre la montre (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · yi פֿאַרמעסט מיט דער זײַט (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · pt corrida contra o tempo (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · fi kilpailla aikaa vastaan (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · it corsa contro il tempo (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · nl race tegen de klok (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · sv kamp mot klockan (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) · yi פֿאַרמעסט קעגן דער שעה (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline)