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Definition of Against time
1. Adverb. As fast as possible; before a deadline. "It was a race against the clock"
Definition of Against time
1. Adjective. Measured relative to a deadline rather than a competitor. ¹
2. Adverb. With urgency, being aware that the time available to do something may be insufficient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Against Time
Literary usage of Against time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Educational Psychology by American Psychological Association (1915)
"LEARNING against time. In a study of ''Confusion in Recall" the writer lias been
finding as a by-product some suggestions upon a subject which is perhaps ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1860)
"Time principal offences against time law of nations, animadverted on as such by
the municipal laws of England, are of three kinds : 1. ..."
3. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"THE RACE against time From 'A Flying Trip Around the World.' Copyright, Harper
Brothers, 1891, and used here by permission of author and publishers. ..."
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