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
Linn	[lin]
Sharpe	['ʃa:p]
Salina	-	English
Riley	['raili]
Ricardo	ree-KAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
LÁRa	LOW-rah	Icelandic