"against the clock" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-against the clock.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: against time Derived forms: race against the clock Translations (in a time-restricted manner): ضِدَّ السَّاعَة (ḍidda s-sāʕa) (Arabic), ajaga võidu (Estonian), kilpaa ajan kanssa (Finnish), contre la montre (French), berpacu dengan waktu (Indonesian), contro il tempo (Italian), walczyć z czasem [imperfective] (Polish), contra o relógio (Portuguese), contra timp (Romanian), торопи́ться (toropítʹsja) (Russian), contra reloj (Spanish), contra el reloj (Spanish), contrarreloj (Spanish)
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