against the clock
爭分奪秒、趕時間
口語·形容趕時間
英文釋義
to be in a race against time or to have limited time to complete a task
例句
We're working against the clock to finish the project by Friday.
典故來源
源自體育比賽中計時賽的概念,比喻在時間壓力下爭分奪秒地完成任務。