a race against time
/ə ˌreɪs əɡenst ˈtaɪm/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
paghahabol sa oras
Literal na kahulugan: «karera laban sa oras»
Kahulugan
an urgent effort to finish before a deadline
Apurahang pagsisikap na matapos bago ang taning.
Mga halimbawa
- 1Getting all the invitations printed before Friday became a race against time.
- 2With the tide rising, carrying our picnic things off the beach was a race against time.
- 3With five minutes left and dozens of boxes unpacked, setting up the stall was a race against time.
- 4Saving the melting ice sculptures before the cooling system failed became a race against time.
- 5The ferry would leave in twenty minutes; collecting our scattered luggage was a race against time.
Grammar
Isang noun phrase na madalas sumusunod sa be. Ginagamit ang to at ang infinitive para sabihin ang gawain, at ginagamit din ang a race against the clock.
Kahawig ang kahulugan
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa oras
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →on the spur of the momentbigla at walang paunang planolose track of timemakalimutan kung gaano na katagal ang lumipashave time on your handsmagkaroon ng bakanteng oras na walang kailangang gawinbide your timemaghintay nang matiyaga sa tamang pagkakataon para kumilosthe time of your lifenapakasayang karanasanin the nick of timebago pa tuluyang mahuli ang lahat
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