race against time

English

Noun

race against time (plural races against time)

(idiomatic) A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline.
- 2011 Sept. 23, "Eve Muirhead fit for Oslo Cup after wasp sting scare", BBC News:
  Scottish curler Eve Muirhead was left facing a race against time to make the first European Tour event of the season after being stung by a wasp.

Synonyms

race against the clock

Translations

situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline

Dutch: race tegen de klok
French: course contre le temps, course contre la montre (fr)

Italian: corsa contro il tempo f

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