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- Japanese · calque ofタイムアタック
- English todaytime attack
From time + attack. The time-trial sense is a calque of Japanese タイムアタック (taimu atakku), itself from English.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
time attack
Today it means: An attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival. Full definition →
Japanese タイムアタック