time trial
noun
: a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance
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He posted the second best lap in the time trials.
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Nascar also announced an increase in practice time for every race weekend, providing teams with 25 minutes to prepare their racecars prior to time trials.
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is Old News, our weekly time trial through Utah history.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024
His first gold medal came in 2004 in Athens for the men’s 1,000m time trial.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Knibb, who had already competed in women’s event on Wednesday as well as the cycling time trial a week ago (finishing 19th in both), closed the gap on the bike before just being edged out for gold in the dash for the line.
—Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is Old News, our weekly time trial through Utah history.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024
His first gold medal came in 2004 in Athens for the men’s 1,000m time trial.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Knibb, who had already competed in women’s event on Wednesday as well as the cycling time trial a week ago (finishing 19th in both), closed the gap on the bike before just being edged out for gold in the dash for the line.
—Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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