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  • Students Working Against Tobacco — or SWAT is the name of independent groups across the United States who work to educate and unite students against the alleged manipulation and targeting of youth by tobacco companies. Each division of SWAT is managed independently from state to… …   Wikipedia

  • against time — adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline it was a race against the clock • Syn: ↑against the clock * * * adverb 1. : in an attempt to approach, equal, or surpass a record or a previously recorded time they raced, not against each other, but …   Useful english dictionary

  • against the clock — phrasal 1. with or within a time constraint < working against the clock > 2. with clocked speed rather than the order of finish as the criterion for placement < trial races against the clock > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • against time — ► if you do something against time, you have to work very hard to finish it by the agreed time or date: »We are working against time to get the stadium finished for the opening ceremony. a race/battle/fight against time »The race against time to… …   Financial and business terms

  • time — time1 [ taım ] noun *** ▸ 1 quantity clock measures ▸ 2 period ▸ 3 occasion/moment ▸ 4 time available/needed ▸ 5 how fast music is played ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the quantity that you measure using a clock: Time seemed to pass more quickly than… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • time — n. & v. n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as a whole. 2 a the progress of this as affecting persons or things (stood the test of time). b (Time) (in full Father Time) the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • against time — if you do something against time, you have to do it quickly because you are not sure that you will have enough time to do it They ll be working against time to get it finished. a race against time (= a situation in which you do not have enough… …   English dictionary

  • time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time …   Collocations dictionary

  • against the clock —    If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it.     They are working… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • against the clock — 1) trying very hard to finish something before a particular time Staff are working against the clock to meet the deadline. 2) if you run, swim etc against the clock, you are running, swimming etc for a particular distance as fast as possible …   English dictionary

  • time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …   English World dictionary

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