time trial

noun

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.

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race of truthTTtime attack
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Meanings

nountime trial (plural time trials)

plural time trials

  1. cyclingAn 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.

    Synonyms: race of truth, TT

  2. broadlyAny competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other.
  3. video gamesA mode in which the main goal is to complete levels, or in some cases the entire game, as quickly as possible.

    Synonyms: time attack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
race of truthTT

nounA mode in which the main goal is to complete levels, or in some cases the entire game, as quickly as possible.

Similar
time attack
Also see
time attack

Translations

Catalan contrarellotge, contrarellotge
  • contrarellotgerace in cycling
  • contrarellotgecompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Czech časovka
  • časovkarace in cycling
Danish enkeltstart
  • enkeltstartrace in cycling
Dutch tijdrit
  • tijdritrace in cycling
Finnish aika-ajo, tempoajo
  • aika-ajorace in cycling
  • tempoajorace in cycling
  • temporace in cycling
French contre-la-montre, course contra la montre
  • contre-la-montrerace in cycling
  • course contra la montrecompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
  • course contra la horlogecompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
German Zeitfahren
  • Zeitfahrenrace in cycling
Italian corsa a cronometro, prova cronometrata
  • corsa a cronometrorace in cycling
  • prova cronometratacompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
  • prova a cronometrocompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Latin eventus contra horologium
  • eventus contra horologiumcompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Norwegian temporitt
  • temporittrace in cycling
Polish sprawdzian czasowy, jazda na czas
  • sprawdzian czasowyrace in cycling
  • jazda na czascompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Portuguese contrarrelógio, contrarrelógio
  • contrarrelógiorace in cycling
  • contrarrelógiocompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Spanish contrarreloj, contra reloj
  • contrarrelojrace in cycling
  • contra relojrace in cycling
  • contra el relojrace in cycling
  • contrarrelojcompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
  • contra relojcompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
  • contra el relojcompetitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
Swedish tempolopp
  • tempolopprace in cycling
Cite this entry
APA

time trial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20trial

MLA

“time trial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20trial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time trial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20trial.

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