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3. a race against time

a race against time

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a race against time

also a race against the clock

an attempt to do something when there is little time to do it It was a race against time as staff members tried to keep the struggling company open.

Usage notes: sometimes used as a verb phrase: The villagers raced against time to protect their town against the flood.

See also: race, time