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against the clock

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. against the clock, against timeadverb

    as fast as possible; before a deadline

    "it was a race against the clock"

Wikipedia

  1. Against the Clock

    Against the Clock (formerly titled Headlock, also known as Transference) is a 2019 American thriller film directed by Mark Polish and starring Polish, Dianna Agron, Justin Bartha and Andy Garcia.

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  1. against the clock

    "Against the clock" is an idiomatic phrase which means to do something as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time limit. It's often used when someone is under time pressure to complete a task or activity.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of against the clock in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of against the clock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of against the clock in a Sentence

  1. Jaylen Brown:

    I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday).

  2. Halie Soifer:

    It's a race against the clock -- we can only reenter the deal on our terms, and if we can not reenter the agreement by the end of the year, it's possible Iran may have reached a nuclear breakout capability, ultimately, the Biden administration is committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, which is an objective it shares with our allies, including Israel.

  3. Pennsylvania Former champion Justin Rose:

    I've done everything humanly possible to be here from a recovery point of view, from a fitness point of view, from a practice point of view, it's been a race against the clock really.

  4. Diane Yentel:

    It is a race against the clock.

  5. Laurent Fabius:

    We have to speed things up. It's a race against the clock. Last year was the warmest ever and everything indicates this year will be even warmer, it's not just a negotiation, it's a race against the clock.


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