fight against time

Fig. to hurry to meet a deadline or to do something quickly. The ambulance sped through the city to reach the accident, fighting against time. All the students fought against time to complete the test.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zsombor	ZHOM-bor	Hungarian
Mitica	-	Romanian
Thokozani	to-ko-ZAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Horacio	o-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Alfhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Yessica	ye-SEE-kah	Spanish