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time attack en · NOUN

Etymology

From time + attack. The time-trial sense is a calque of Japanese タイムアタック (taimu atakku), itself from English.

Meanings

1. An attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival.
   • It was a time attack; if my opponents did not get up to my position and were not able to drive me from that position by a certain time, I won the day. 1891, Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume 35, page 364:
2. Synonym of time trial.
   • Starting off in Japan, Time Attack, Super Lap and Tuner Battles were organised by the media as a proving ground to see the difference between street tuned cars, produced by the tuning industries most respected tuners. 2006, “Time Attack FAQ's”, in Time Attack - Official Website, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2007:
   • There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting. 2013, Matt Fox, The Video Games Guide:

Forms

Coordinates

score attack

Deriveds

real-time attack

Synonyms

time trial