Meaning In a great hurry to complete something before a set deadline.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- Sorry, no pub lunch for me today, I’m up against the clock. This report’s got to be done by 6pm or I’m dead.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Against the clock
What does "Against the clock" mean?
In a great hurry to complete something before a set deadline.
Against the clock
The United Kingdom, 20th century. The allusion being that someone is in a race against the clock.