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against the clock

Running out of time.
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He was running out of time to complete his assignment.

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Submitted on October 08, 2020

Modified by acronimous on October 11, 2020

Additional definitions for 'against the clock':

against the clockIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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