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Phrase(s): race against time
1. a rush; a rush to beat a deadline. • We were in a race against time to beat the deadline. • It was a race against time, but we made it. 2. to hurry to beat a deadline. • We had to race against time to finish before the deadline. • You don’t need to race against time. Take all the time you want.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs