VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Against The Clock

Meaning:

Forced to hurry to meet a deadline

Examples:

  • Racing against the clock to save someone's life is exciting.
  • They work against the clock and against the thermometer.
  • Look, ice dancing is not against the clock.
  • Every day three TV helicopters with capture the images of the special stage and send them in a race against the clock.
  • This Community response instrument needs to be visible, coordinated, and very responsive, as natural disasters trigger a race against the clock.
  • In 2008, the authorities of Rio state, one of the country's most violent, began a race against the clock to pacify the shantytowns in strategic locations in the city in preparation for the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
  • Race against the clock in this mini driving game.
  • The game is against the clock over 20 levels.
  • Race against the clock, collect all the buoys avoiding the rocks.
  • We are therefore involved in a real race against the clock.