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
That tradition is coming to an end—for 2024 the Tour will conclude with a mountainous individual time trial along the French Riviera on July 21.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 June 2024
At the Paris Olympics, the men’s time trial is scheduled for July 27, and the men’s road race is Aug. 3.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2024
Roglič was all set to win the Tour in 2020, with a healthy lead going into the final time trial.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
And in 2020, Pogacar took his first Tour win after surpassing Primoz Roglic on a mountainous time trial on the penultimate stage.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 June 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 June 2024
At the Paris Olympics, the men’s time trial is scheduled for July 27, and the men’s road race is Aug. 3.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2024
Roglič was all set to win the Tour in 2020, with a healthy lead going into the final time trial.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
And in 2020, Pogacar took his first Tour win after surpassing Primoz Roglic on a mountainous time trial on the penultimate stage.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 June 2024
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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