a race against time clock

a race against time/the clock

an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done It's a race against time to get the building finished before the rainy season sets in.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shib	-	Bengali
Franciscus	frahn-SIS-kus (Dutch)	Late Roman, Dutch
Muireadhach	-	Irish, Scottish
Aleta	-	English
Malin	MAH-lin (Swedish, Norwegian), MAH-leen (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Azubuike	-	Western African, Igbo