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Definition of time race in English:
time race
noun
1(Originally in yachting) a race in which times are adjusted according to an allowance made to reflect differences in size, weight, etc.
2A race in which participants attempt to finish the course, task, etc., in the shortest time (as opposed to competing directly with one another); (loosely) any race against time.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Sporting Magazine.
