against time



against time

In a very limited amount of time; with a shortage of time being the main problem. The team worked against time to get the project completed before midnight.
See also: time

against time

With a quickly approaching time limit: worked against time to deliver the manuscript before the deadline.
See also: time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rajesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Sezim-Kazakh
EirÍKr-Ancient Scandinavian
Ljupcho-Macedonian
Abiodun-Western African, Yoruba
SamuSAH-moo (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish