Race against Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɹeɪs/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst

RAYS uh-GAYNST

UK

ɹˈeɪs/ /ɐɡˈɛnst

RAYS uh-GENST

التعريف

To try to do something very quickly because there is a strict deadline or someone else is competing to finish first.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used as 'race against time' for urgent deadlines; can also mean competing against another person. Most common in situations needing quick action. Not used for casual competition.

• Spanish: competir contra - luchar contra el tiempo
• Portuguese (BR): correr contra - disputar contra - correr contra o tempo
• Portuguese (PT): correr contra - disputar contra - correr contra o tempo
• Chinese (Simplified): 与...竞赛 - 与时间赛跑
• Chinese (Traditional): 與...競賽 - 與時間賽跑
• Hindi: के खिलाफ दौड़ना - समय के खिलाफ दौड़
• Arabic: يتسابق ضد - سباق مع الزمن
• Bengali: সময় বা কাউকে (কিছু) হারানোর জন্য দ্রুত চেষ্টা করা - সময়ের বিরুদ্ধে দৌড়ানো
• Russian: бороться со временем - соревноваться с кем-то
• Japanese: 時間と競争する - （誰かと）競争する
• Vietnamese: chạy đua với thời gian - cạnh tranh với ai đó
• Korean: 시간과의 경쟁 - 누구와 겨루기
• Turkish: zamanla yarışmak - birisiyle yarışmak
• Urdu: وقت کے خلاف دوڑنا - کسی سے مقابلہ کرنا
• Indonesian: berlomba dengan waktu - bersaing dengan seseorang

جمل نموذجية

The doctors had to race against time to save the patient.

basic

We are in a race against the deadline to finish the project.

basic

Firefighters race against the flames to rescue people.

basic

It was a race against the clock, but we finished just on time.

natural

Whenever exams come, it's always a race against time to study everything.

natural

We were racing against each other to submit the application first.

natural