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What does against the clock mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word against the clock? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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The night's lengthy endurance challenge involved seven teams racing against the clock.
When I'm out there I will be running against the clock rather than thinking in terms of placing.
The teams then compete in different games ranging from giant size, inflatable obstacle courses to relay races, all played against the clock.
Crump had to win a race against the clock even to take part in the meeting.
Firefighters were battling against the clock to prevent the incident at Studley Grange landfill site from escalating into a major emergency.
In a time trial racers go one at a time competing only against the clock going out alone with no teammates to help.

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