against time

Related to against time: a race against time

against time

In a very limited amount of time; with a shortage of time being the main problem. The team worked against time to get the project completed before midnight.
See also: time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

against ˈtime

(also against the ˈclock) if you do something against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time: We’ve only got two days to find a replacement, so we’re racing against time. They’re working against the clock to try and get people out of the rubble alive.
See also: time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

against time

With a quickly approaching time limit: worked against time to deliver the manuscript before the deadline.
See also: time
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • against the clock
  • become pushed for time
  • a race against time
  • be taken up with (someone or something)
  • any time means no time
  • any time
  • (it's) time to run
  • anytime
  • (it's) time to push along
  • about time
References in periodicals archive
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Floods damage 50-km long fencing at Jammu and Kashmir borders
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Buddhist monks and other protesters demonstrate against Time magazine in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 30.
Time for protest
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Doctors battle resistant new malaria strain
DOCTORS say they are in a "race against time" to halt the spread of potentially untreatable malaria.
Doctors warn of 'race against time' to halt malaria
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