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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
against the clock
▪ I. against the clock idiom
1. If you do something against the clock, you do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time.
Thesaurus+: ↑Hurrying and doing things quickly ↑Busy and active
2. When people do something against the clock, the time they take to do it is recorded, in order to find which person or attempt is the fastest.
Thesaurus+: ↑Watches and clocks
Main entry: clockidiom
▪ II. against time/the clock idiom
If you do something against time/the clock, you do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time
• It was a real race against time to get all the costumes sewn for the play.
Thesaurus+: ↑Hurrying and doing things quickly ↑Busy and active
Main entry: againstidiom
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