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race against time

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA