time trial

time trial

noun

Definition of TIME TRIAL

: a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance

Examples of TIME TRIAL

1. He posted the second best lap in the time trials.

First Known Use of TIME TRIAL

circa 1949

Rhymes with TIME TRIAL

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, erstwhile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, nail file, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile