work against the clock

to work very fast because you know you only have a limited period of time to do something Scientists were working against the clock to collect specimens before the volcano erupted again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruuben	ROO:-ben	Finnish
Shiro	shee-ṙo:	Japanese
Freda	['fri:də]
CaoimhÍN	KEE-veen, KWEE-vin	Irish
Fortunata	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Pancho	PAHN-cho	Spanish