2023-06-22 10:23:52
in the expressions time trial y against the clock the preposition is not preceded aand in the spelling in a word the r is doubled.
In the media it is common to find phrases such as “Operation against the clock to find the submarine that was exploring the remains of the Titanic”, “Search against the clock for the submarine”, “The return ends with a stage against the clock” or “They are trying to rescue time trial a child.
According to Panhispanic dictionary of doubtswhen used as a noun or adjective alluding to the race in which participants leave one by one at regular intervals and are ranked according to the time they take to reach the finish line, it is preferable to use time trial (plural time trials), in a single word and with a double r: race against time, time trial, a time trial
In all other cases, that is, when it modifies a verb or if it is used with the sense of ‘with great urgency or with a peremptory term of time’, the recommended is the spelling in two words (it is played against the clock, rescue against the clock), although the unitary one is also considered valid.
Whether written in one way or another and regardless of the meaning, It is inappropriate to precede the preposition a.
Therefore, in the previous examples, the most appropriate would have been to write “Operation against the clock to find the submarine that was exploring the remains of the Titanic” and “Search against the clock for the submarine”, “The return ends with a stage against the clock” and “They try to rescue against the clock to a child”.
When not joined, it is possible to insert an article: work against the clock o victory against the clock.
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