American business jargon. 2014.
race against the clock — race against time/the clock a race against time/the clock an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. Rescuers were racing against time last night to reach the four divers, trapped 200 feet… … New idioms dictionary
race against the clock — in sport, if people race against the clock, they try to race faster than a particular time instead of racing against other people. In time trials, cyclists race against the clock … New idioms dictionary
against the clock — adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline it was a race against the clock • Syn: ↑against time * * * against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time On our last project, we were working/racing against the… … Useful english dictionary
Beat the Clock — For the Sparks song, see Beat the Clock (Sparks song). Beat the Clock Genre Game show Presented by Bud Collyer (1950–1961) Jack Narz (1969–1972) … Wikipedia
beat the clock — To do or finish something within the time allowed • • • Main Entry: ↑beat beat the clock To finish a job, task, etc before the time limit runs out • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * perform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit * * * beat the… … Useful english dictionary
against\ the\ clock — • against time • against the clock adv. phr. 1. As a test of speed or time; in order to beat a speed record or time limit. John ran around the track against time, because there was no one else to race against. 2. As fast as possible; so as to do… … Словарь американских идиом
against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME … Dictionary of American idioms
against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME … Dictionary of American idioms
Beat the Clock (Sparks song) — Infobox Single Name = Beat the Clock Artist = Sparks from Album = No. 1 In Heaven Released = July, 1979 Format = 7 , 12 Recorded = 1979 Genre = Disco New Wave Length = 4:24 3:49 (7 edit) Label = Virgin Records Writer = Ron Mael, Russell Mael… … Wikipedia
The Labyrinth Plus! Edition — The Labyrinth Plus! Edition, made by NonStop Entertainment , is a computer game for Windows XP. It consists of a 3 D maze puzzle in which the objective of the game is to get a ball to the end of a maze, using dots on the board to guide the player … Wikipedia
