race against



race against someone or something

to attempt to win a trial of speed against someone or something. I don't want to race against Kelly. She is too fast. I had to race against time to get there before the baby got worse.
See also: race

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mimi-English, Italian
Janie['dʒeini]
Durham['dʌrəm]
Davinadə-VEEN-əEnglish (British)
Prochoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Vartouhi-Armenian