a race against time

意味

an urgent effort to finish before a deadline

締め切りに間に合わせるための必死の努力.

例文

1. 1Getting all the invitations printed before Friday became a race against time.
2. 2With the tide rising, carrying our picnic things off the beach was a race against time.
3. 3With five minutes left and dozens of boxes unpacked, setting up the stall was a race against time.
4. 4Saving the melting ice sculptures before the cooling system failed became a race against time.
5. 5The ferry would leave in twenty minutes; collecting our scattered luggage was a race against time.

文法

名詞句で、be の後によく置く。するべき作業は to 不定詞で示す。a race against the clock とも言う

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