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Chinese dictionary
make every minute (and second) count; race (or work) against time; every minute is to be contested
为了及时完成建筑工作,这是一场争分夺秒的比赛。
It was a race against the clock to get the building work finished in time.
为了如期完成任务,我们整夜争分夺秒地工作。
We worked all night against the clock to finish the job on time.
飞行员开始争分夺秒,力争在燃油耗尽前着陆。
The pilot began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.