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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kyriakos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Iulia	YOO:-li-a (Ancient Roman)	Romanian, Ancient Roman
Helmo	-	Ancient Germanic
Shawnda	SHAWN-də	English
Mauricio	mow-REE-thyo (Spanish), mow-REE-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
AntÔNio	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)