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against the clock

a·gainst the clock
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-genst, uh-geynst stressed th ee klok]
    • /əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst stressed ði klɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-genst, uh-geynst stressed th ee klok]
    • /əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst stressed ði klɒk/

Definitions of against the clock words

  • phrase against the clock If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time. 3
  • noun against the clock under pressure, as to meet a deadline 3
  • noun against the clock (in certain sports, such as show jumping) timed by a stop clock 3
  • adverb against the clock under pressure of time 1
  • preposition against the clock (Idiomatic) In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed. 0
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Parts of speech for Against the clock

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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against the clock popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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