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against time

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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"

Wiktionary

  1. against timeadverb

    With urgency, being aware that the time available to do something may be insufficient.

  2. against timeadjective

    Measured relative to a deadline rather than a competitor.

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  1. against time

    Against time refers to a situation where someone is hurrying or racing to complete something before a certain deadline or specified timeframe, often due to a sense of urgency or impending constraints.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of against time in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of against time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of against time in a Sentence

  1. Francinara Soares:

    We are living a war against COVID. It’s a war against an invisible enemy, a war against time ... we don’t want to see any more people pass away, we hope to get enough oxygen. We hope to get vaccine for 100% of the indigenous population.

  2. Albert Aguero:

    When I opened the staircase door and half the staircase was missing, at that point I know we’re racing against time to all get out as a family.

  3. Santosh Nayak:

    It was race against time to save the life of the patient, who had come to the hospital with severe injury with a steel rod sticking out from his chest on [his] right side, the success can be attributed to the speed and teamwork by all departments and staff concerned.

  4. Keira Riley:

    We had to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in a month's time, plus get the girl's passports and visa's during a pandemic, no less, which is a whole other story, we looked into Right to Try when we first were exploring options, but unfortunately it didn't cover what our situation needed, especially because we had so little time on our hands. It was a literal race against time to get Keira this treatment she needed before symptoms started occurring.

  5. Jonathan Veitch:

    It's a race against time to prevent the spread of cholera up the river Nile, especially during the rainy season. Our priority right now is reaching the most vulnerable children who urgently need clean water and vaccinations.

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