a race against time

Значення

an urgent effort to finish before a deadline

Термінові зусилля, щоб устигнути до кінцевого терміну.

Приклади

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.

Граматика

Іменникове сполучення, часто після be. Завдання називають за допомогою to та інфінітива; уживають і a race against the clock.

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