How to Pronounce "race against"
expression
ˈɹeɪs/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst
RAYS uh-GAYNST
ɹˈeɪs/ /ɐɡˈɛnst
RAYS uh-GENST
Definition
To try to do something very quickly because there is a strict deadline or someone else is competing to finish first.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹeɪs/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst
British English
ɹˈeɪs/ /ɐɡˈɛnst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RAYS uh-GAYNST
UK
RAYS uh-GENST
Listen in Context
The doctors had to race against time to save the patient.
We are in a race against the deadline to finish the project.
Firefighters race against the flames to rescue people.
It was a race against the clock, but we finished just on time.