Meanings
prepositional phrase
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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adverbas fast as possible; before a deadline
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Translations
Arabic ضِدَّ السَّاعَة
- ضِدَّ السَّاعَة (ḍidda s-sāʕa)in a time-restricted manner
Estonian ajaga võidu
- ajaga võiduin a time-restricted manner
Finnish kilpaa ajan kanssa
- kilpaa ajan kanssain a time-restricted manner
French contre la montre
- contre la montrein a time-restricted manner
Indonesian berpacu dengan waktu
- berpacu dengan waktuin a time-restricted manner
Italian contro il tempo
- contro il tempoin a time-restricted manner
Polish walczyć z czasem
- walczyć z czasemin a time-restricted manner
Portuguese contra o relógio
- contra o relógioin a time-restricted manner
Romanian contra timp
- contra timpin a time-restricted manner
Russian торопи́ться
- торопи́ться (toropítʹsja)in a time-restricted manner
Spanish contra reloj, contra el reloj
- contra relojin a time-restricted manner
- contra el relojin a time-restricted manner
- contrarrelojin a time-restricted manner
Cite this entry
APA
against the clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/against%20the%20clock
MLA
“against the clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/against%20the%20clock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “against the clock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/against%20the%20clock.
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