Against the clock
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7In a great hurry to do something
समय से होड़ लेते हुए
The whole team worked against the clock for eight days.
Against the clock is fast and not careless.
Daily use: Against the clock kaam kiya.
1600 m दौड़ने के दो तरीके हैं — किसी rival के against दौड़ना, या timer लगाकर 5 मिनट में पूरा करना। दूसरे तरीके में आपका rival घड़ी (clock) है। इसलिए against the clock = समय से होड़, बहुत जल्दी में।
There are two ways to run 1600 metres: against a rival, or against a timer that says finish in five minutes. In the second case your rival is the clock. So 'against the clock' means in a great hurry to finish in time.
Answer है — in a great hurry to meet a deadline; 'at leisure' (आराम से) उल्टा option है और 'round the clock' मिलता-जुलता trap है।
The answer is 'in a great hurry to meet a deadline'; 'at leisure' is the opposite option, and 'round the clock' is a look-alike trap.