time trial
noun
: a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance
Examples of time trial in a Sentence
He posted the second best lap in the time trials.
Recent Examples on the Web
With wind resistance responsible for draining 75 per cent of a rider’s power on flat stages, and up to 90 per cent in a time trial, the impact can be massive.
—
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Then until the new one, like a time trial, and so on for 60 laps.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Time-to-exhaustion tests produce much bigger changes than time trials: a common rule of thumb is that a 15 percent change in time to exhaustion corresponds to about a one percent in a time trial.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Ten subjects tested 0, 60, 75, 90, and 112.5 grams of carbohydrate per hour for two hours of cycling followed by a 30-minute time trial.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time trial
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Then until the new one, like a time trial, and so on for 60 laps.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Time-to-exhaustion tests produce much bigger changes than time trials: a common rule of thumb is that a 15 percent change in time to exhaustion corresponds to about a one percent in a time trial.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Ten subjects tested 0, 60, 75, 90, and 112.5 grams of carbohydrate per hour for two hours of cycling followed by a 30-minute time trial.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time trial
Cite this Entry
“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share