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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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
Pogačar, meanwhile, has won three of his last six Grand Tour time trials, while Evenepoel is the reigning world and Olympic champion in the discipline.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Those side-story quests are always guaranteed to be different narrative window dressings on time trials.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Fans can satisfy their need for speed by testing their skills in pit-stop challenges and reaction-time trials.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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