English-French translations for against the clock

• contre la montre
  Je crois qu'une course contre la montre est engagée. I believe we are caught up in a race against the clock.
  C’est donc une véritable course contre la montre dans laquelle nous sommes engagés. We are therefore involved in a real race against the clock.
  Les négociations de Bonn constituaient donc une course contre la montre. The talks in Bonn therefore represented a race against the clock.

Definition of against the clock

• In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed

Synonyms

• against time

Related words

• against that
• against this
• against the law
• against the grain
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• kick against the pricks
• motorist driving against the traffic on motorways