Should I Work Against the Clock?

To try to do something in a very limited amount of time. We'll have to work against the clock to finish our presentation in time for the convention, but I think we'll be able to get it done. See also: ... against time.

What does the idiom working against the clock mean?

In a great hurry, as fast as possible, as in With her term paper due on Monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it, or They were working against time to stay on schedule.

Do you sth against the clock?

If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time. The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise. It's now become a race against the clock.