against the clock (与时间赛跑)

Idiom Time

含义

to do something as fast as possible because time is limited

尽可能快地做某事,因为时间有限 (jin ke neng kuai de zuo mou shi, yinwei shi jian you xian)

例句

"We were working against the clock to finish the project on time."

"我们正在与时间赛跑,以便按时完成项目。" (Wo men zheng zai yu shi jian sai pao, yi bian an shi wan cheng xiang mu)