race against the clock

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race against the clock

noun races against the clock

Synonym of race against time.
Similar: race against time

verb races against the clock · racing against the clock · raced against the clock

To work quickly. Racing against the clock of extinction, the garden's field botanists work with local governments to preserve tracts of rain forest, scour the landscape for unique plant life, and send specimens home to Missouri for identification and further study.

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@misc{race_against_the_clock_2026,
  title = {race against the clock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/race%20against%20the%20clock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}