fight against time

fight against time

To act quickly to accomplish something in a short amount of time. Jen's going to have to fight against time if she wants to get her story in tomorrow's newspaper—it's almost time to send it to the publisher!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fight against time

Fig. to hurry to meet a deadline or to do something quickly. The ambulance sped through the city to reach the accident, fighting against time. All the students fought against time to complete the test.
See also: fight, time
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a race against time
  • a balancing act
  • a balancing/juggling act
  • against time
  • against the clock
  • be taken up with (someone or something)
  • any time means no time
  • any time
  • anytime
  • (it's) (a)bout time
References in periodicals archive
He's soon recruited as an unwilling mentor to young Morales as they fight against time to shut down the machine that's set off the reality-bending portal.
THE 12 Thai boys trapped inside a flooded cave are being taught to dive in a fight against time as waters rise.
Between April 27 and May 13, the International Ghost Festival offers weekend programmes this time united by the idea of demons within us.Called The Lord of Time, the festival hailing ghosts and spirits presents a historical story on a fight against time, personal temptations and fears based on historical events and authentic elements of the human soul seeking peace and redemption, the organisers write on the castle website, bojnicecastlesk.
You can fight against time constraints or you can embrace them.
Former Celtic ace Ki Sung-Yueng is facing a fight against time to be fit for South Korea's World Cup campaign.
"We're in a fight against time regarding how to implement the Arab initiative on the ground and practically," he said, lauding Syria's flexibility regarding the Arab observers committee.
He added: "We are in a fight against time." --SPA 01:25 LOCAL TIME 22:25 GMT
The game was expected to be formally postponed today and Blyth face a fight against time to get the Croft Park pitch ready for Tuesday's rescheduled game.
DAVY RUSSELL, who took a heavy fall at Listowel last Saturday, faces a fight against time to be fit for the Galway festival at the end of July, writes Jessica Lamb.
Firstly, the efficiency is an advantage, secondly they will take much shorter time to be commissioned; however, the country's immediate problem is fight against time. The mobile units come with a power generation capacity of 100 kVA to 2 MW each in diesel with environment friendly enclosures.
It was a second successive bad day for Anton who was again forced to fight against time and all sorts of other troubles - many forced into and quite a few self-imposed.
''Thirty years have passed since the abductions took place...this is a fight against time and there is not a single second we can afford to waste,'' Aso said at the outset of the meeting.
Their facilities were in a fight against time to establish captive refugia for the small, short-lived species as the wild population neared extinction during extreme drought conditions.
They have to face some interesting obstacles on their way to hoped-for escape including a fiery lift shaft, rising water, narrow passages, underwater dives and a fight against time to tackle the screw on a grille blocking their way.
Hydrating the body is one of the most important things to do in the fight against time. Skin always look worse after drinking alcohol which dehydrates it.