"time trial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time trials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time trial (plural time trials)
  1. (cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time. Categories (topical): Cycling, Motor racing, Cycle racing Synonyms: race of truth, TT Derived forms: individual time trial (alt: ITT), team time trial (alt: TTT), time trial bicycle, time-trialing, time-trialling, time trialist, time triallist, TT Translations (race in cycling): contrarellotge [feminine] (Catalan), časovka [feminine] (Czech), tijdrit [masculine] (Dutch), contre-la-montre [masculine] (French), Zeitfahren [neuter] (German), cronometro [feminine] (Italian), contrarrelógio [masculine] (Portuguese), contrarreloj [feminine] (Spanish), contra reloj [feminine] (Spanish), tempolopp [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-time_trial-en-noun-l8UHFNHe Disambiguation of Cycle racing: 66 25 9 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 41 23 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports Disambiguation of 'race in cycling': 63 22 16
  2. (by extension) Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other. Tags: broadly Translations (competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other): contrarellotge [feminine] (Catalan), course contra la montre [feminine] (French), course contra la horloge [feminine] (French), prova a contrametro [feminine] (Italian), evento a contrametro [masculine] (Italian), eventus contra horologium [masculine] (Latin), contrarrelógio [masculine] (Portuguese), contrarreloj [feminine] (Spanish), contra reloj [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-time_trial-en-noun-OU3o297x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 41 28 Disambiguation of 'competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other': 13 79 7
  3. (video games) A mode in which the main goal is to complete levels—or, in some cases, the entire game—as quickly as possible. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: time attack
    Sense id: en-time_trial-en-noun-QEyluYmQ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 41 23 Topics: video-games

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