race against time

1. noun An attempt to accomplish something in a short amount of time. It was a race against time to put out the fire before it spread to the neighboring properties.

2. verb To act quickly to accomplish something in a short amount of time. Jen's going to have to race against time if she wants to get her story in tomorrow's newspaper—it's almost time to send it to the publisher!

race against time

1. a rush; a rush to beat a deadline. We were in a race against time to beat the deadline. It was a race against time, but we made it.

2. to hurry to beat a deadline. We had to race against time to finish before the deadline. You don't need to race against time. Take all the time you want.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tomomi	to-mo-mee	Japanese
StefÁNia	-	Hungarian
Ferdie	FUR-dee	English
Katelin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Voula	-	Greek
Mumin	-	Arabic