time trial

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time trial

noun time trials

  1. An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

    Similar: race of truth, TT

  2. broadly Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other.
  3. A mode in which the main goal is to complete levels, or in some cases the entire game, as quickly as possible.

    Similar: time attack

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noun race in cycling

Españolcontrarreloj, contra reloj, contra el reloj
Portuguêscontrarrelógio
Françaiscontre-la-montre
DeutschZeitfahren
Italianocorsa a cronometro

noun competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other

Españolcontrarreloj, contra reloj, contra el reloj
Portuguêscontrarrelógio
Françaiscourse contra la montre, course contra la horloge
Italianoprova cronometrata, prova a cronometro

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@misc{time_trial_2026,
  title = {time trial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20trial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}