against time

Meaning

1. if you do sth against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time

   They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive.

In the movies · 5

• lt's a race against time until splashdown....Apollo 131995
• Ayrton Senna is in a race against time.Senna2010
• He raced against time, he raced against joy.The Grinch2018
• With such a force arrayed against us, it's time to discuss other options.Braveheart1995
• All we're dealing with here is 10 minutes of talk-show time against a man's life...The King of Comedy1982

Learn it in full scenes

• The King of Comedy1982
  • Rupert Pupkin Pitches Jerry in the Car
  • Rupert Pitches His Act to Jerry
  • Rupert Rehearses Taking Over the Show

From the same entry

• about time
• ahead of time
• ahead of your time
• all the time
• at all times
• at the best of times
• at the same time
• at a time
• at my, your, his, time of life
• at times
• before my, your, his, time
• behind the times