an attempt to do something when there is little time to do it.

It was a race against time as staff members tried to keep the struggling company open.

Usage notes: sometimes used as a verb phrase:

The villagers raced against time to protect their town against the flood.

• no offense
• nooks and crannies
• no one will be any the wiser
• no prizes for guessing
• no prizes for guessing something
• no problem
• no questions asked
• no rhyme or reason
• nose around
• nose for
• nose for something
• nose is out of joint
• nose to tail
• nosey parker
• no shit
• no-show
• no sooner do something than
• no sooner do something than do something else
• No sooner said than done.
• no sooner than
• no sooner than do something else
• no sooner than something
• no stranger to
• no stranger to something
• no strings