zhēng fēn duó miǎo
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  • make every minute (and second) count; race (or work) against time; every minute is to be contested

    • wèi le jí shí wán chéng jiàn zhù gōng zuò zhè shì yī chǎng zhēng fēn duó miǎo de bǐ sài

      为了及时完成建筑工作争分夺秒比赛

      It was a race against the clock to get the building work finished in time.

    • wèi le rú qī wán chéng rèn wù wǒ men zhěng yè zhēng fēn duó miǎo de gōng zuò

      为了如期完成任务我们整夜争分夺秒工作

      We worked all night against the clock to finish the job on time.

    • fēi xíng yuán kāi shǐ zhēng fēn duó miǎo lì zhēng zài rán yóu hào jìn qián zhuó lù

      飞行员开始争分夺秒力争燃油耗尽着陆

      The pilot began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.