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.
See also: clock, race, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WillardWIL-ərdEnglish
Zakkai-Biblical Hebrew
Anicetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
KoriKAWR-eeEnglish
KaydenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
DariyaDAH-ree-yahUkrainian