You only have an hour to complete the game so it's a mad dash against the clock.

你们只有一个小时完成比赛，因此这是和时间的一次疯狂角逐。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise.

潮水开始上涨，应急部门正在争分夺秒地工作着。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win.

我每天都在和时间赛跑，但我似乎从来没赢过。

youdao

Lawmakers are working against the clock, with a month-long recess scheduled to begin in a matter of days.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

In all events, athletes compete against the clock, skiing a prescribed course requiring turns through pre-positioned gates.

CNN: Alpine Skiing

Imagine your standard cubicle inhabitants, tasked with hacking the future against the clock.

FORBES: Hack Your Way to a Better Future

Hesjedal kept close enough to Rodriguez to lay the foundations for his triumphant finale as the stronger rider against the clock.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS