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
Browning['brauniŋ]
Joseba-Basque
Augustino-goos-TEN (French)French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Noe['nəuə]
Oighrig-Scottish