Idiom
beat the clock
Meaning
To perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We must finish this report to beat the clock.”
“The students worked quickly to beat the clock before the teacher collected their final exams.”
“Despite the sudden technical failures, the dedicated crew managed to beat the clock and launch the satellite before the narrow window of opportunity closed.”
Examples
simple
“We must finish this report to beat the clock.”
contextual
“The students worked quickly to beat the clock before the teacher collected their final exams.”
complex
“Despite the sudden technical failures, the dedicated crew managed to beat the clock and launch the satellite before the narrow window of opportunity closed.”
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