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against the clock

ADVERB
  1. as fast as possible; before a deadline
    it was a race against the clock

How To Use against the clock In A Sentence

  • The night's lengthy endurance challenge involved seven teams racing against the clock.
  • Crump had to win a race against the clock even to take part in the meeting.
  • You only have an hour to complete the game so it's a mad dash against the clock.
  • She said that while being older meant she had more words to hand, the younger competitors tended to be quicker against the clock.
  • We raced against the clock so as to fulfill our production plan according to schedule.
  • As he feels the noose tightening, Whitlock finds himself in a race against the clock to uncover the mysteries surrounding the deaths and maintain his innocence.
  • The quiet Spanish country boy saw off the experienced American in the Pyrenees and then confirmed his win against the clock.
  • Now, bureaucrats are working against the clock to process 12,000 applications as the harvest begins. Times, Sunday Times
  • We are working against the clock to finish the report by Friday.
  • The idea is to test ourselves against the clock during a hair-raising descent. Times, Sunday Times
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