time trial

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time trial (plural time trials)

  1. (cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.
    Synonyms: race of truth, (initialism) TT
  2. (by extension) Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other.
  3. (video games) A mode in which the main goal is to complete levels, or, in some cases, the entire game as quickly as possible.
    Synonym: time attack

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