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
Raven	RAY-vən	English
Ronda	RAHN-də	English
Acre	['eikə]
Camilo	kah-MEE-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Arethusa	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lawrence	['lɔrəns]