beat the clock (bìt dé kè luò kè)

Idiom Time

含义

to finish something before the deadline

在截止日期前完成某事 (zai jiezhiri qián wánchéng mǒu shì)

例句

"We managed to beat the clock and submit the report early."

"我们成功地赶在最后期限前提交了报告。" (wǒmen chénggōng de gǎn zài zuìhòu qīxiàn qián tíjiāo le bàogào)