time trial
noun
: a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance
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He posted the second best lap in the time trials.
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The Belgian, in addition to his European success, has won an Olympic gold medal (2024), the last three World Championships and two Tour de France stages in the individual time trial.
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There was also qualifying Friday for the Grand Prix support class with two veterans of Unlimited racing leading the time trials.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Last week, a small group of demonstrators interrupted Israel-Premier Tech’s team time trial by blocking the road with a large sign.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There was also qualifying Friday for the Grand Prix support class with two veterans of Unlimited racing leading the time trials.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Last week, a small group of demonstrators interrupted Israel-Premier Tech’s team time trial by blocking the road with a large sign.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time trial
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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