| 单词 | against time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagainst time c. against time: in competition with the passage of time; with the aim of finishing a race, one's task, etc., as quickly as possible, or before the expiry of a certain period. Frequently in race against time. Cf. against the clock at clock n.1 and adv. Phrases 8. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > within temporal limits terminally1657 against time1759 to time1848 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > with rapid action [phrase] > in haste or in a hurry > so as to finish within a certain time to watch the clock?1705 against time1854 1759 Owen's Weekly Chron. 23 June 207/1 [He] started at Newmarket to perform a match against time, to ride fifty miles in two hours. 1790 J. Bentham Draught New Plan Organisation Judicial Establishm. France v. 18 Some men have got a name, by trying causes, as if for a wager, against time. 1838 New Sporting Mag. Mar. 155 He [sc. a skater] re-commences his exertions in an hour, and runs chiefly against time. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. viii. 58 A..population of babies who had been walking against time towards the infinite world. 1872 Punch 10 Feb. 57/2 No member shall speak against time or his own convictions. 1911 Pop. Mech. June 798/1 A large force of men set to work in a race against time. 1935 ‘E. Queen’ Adventures 86 What would you gentlemen expect a thief, working against time, to do under these circumstances? 1975 Economist 1 Feb. 16 Sheikh Mujib's ‘second revolution’ last weekend was his personal answer to this race against time. 2008 C. Tiernan On Back of Other Side xxiv. 327 The writer had been working against time to record the minutes of a stormy meeting. < as lemmas |
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