"race against time" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-race against time.ogg Forms: races against time [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|races against time}} race against time (plural races against time)
  1. (idiomatic) A situation in which something must be done hurriedly, before a deadline. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: race against the clock Translations (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline): race tegen de klok (Dutch), kilpailla aikaa vastaan (Finnish), course contre la montre [feminine] (French), versenyfutás az idővel (Hungarian), corsa contro il tempo [feminine] (Italian), wyścig z czasem [masculine] (Polish), corrida contra o tempo [masculine] (Portuguese), kamp mot klockan [common-gender] (Swedish)

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