a race against time

뜻

an urgent effort to finish before a deadline

마감 전에 끝내려는 다급한 노력.

예문

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.

문법

명사구로, 흔히 동사 be 뒤에 쓴다. 해야 할 일은 to 부정사로 나타내며, a race against the clock도 쓴다

비슷한 뜻