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
After winning the 2019 time trial by a record 92 seconds, Dygert crashed at 2020 worlds in Italy, badly lacerating her left leg.
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David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
There are only a few basic rules to keep these speedy time trials in Belgium from looking like raucous beer-guzzling scenes choreographed to polka music at Oktoberfest in Munich.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
With only a largely flat stage and a time trial to come before Sunday’s traditional celebratory ride into Paris, Pogacar knew that Thursday’s stage offered his last, best shot at shaving away most, or all, of the 2-minute-18-second margin between him and Vingegaard.
—New York Times, 21 July 2022
In 2011, while playing Gran Turismo 5, Mardenborough saw a call for a time trial for the GT Academy, a competition which sought out new racing talent via the game, and promised a racing contract with Nissan to the winner.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
Dygert was widely considered the best in the world in endurance events heading into the 2020 time trial world championships in Italy.
—Dave Skretta, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2023
Mardenborough qualified in the time trial and underwent training with the Academy, ultimately winning the final 20-minute race and embarking on a career as a racing driver.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
The cyclists in Christiana Bédard-Thom’s research study were 11 minutes into an all-out 20-minute time trial when—horror of horrors—the screen displaying their power, cadence, and elapsed time went blank.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Leah Thomas and Kristen Faulkner both have podium shots in the road time trial, though.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
There are only a few basic rules to keep these speedy time trials in Belgium from looking like raucous beer-guzzling scenes choreographed to polka music at Oktoberfest in Munich.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
With only a largely flat stage and a time trial to come before Sunday’s traditional celebratory ride into Paris, Pogacar knew that Thursday’s stage offered his last, best shot at shaving away most, or all, of the 2-minute-18-second margin between him and Vingegaard.
—New York Times, 21 July 2022
In 2011, while playing Gran Turismo 5, Mardenborough saw a call for a time trial for the GT Academy, a competition which sought out new racing talent via the game, and promised a racing contract with Nissan to the winner.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
Dygert was widely considered the best in the world in endurance events heading into the 2020 time trial world championships in Italy.
—Dave Skretta, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2023
Mardenborough qualified in the time trial and underwent training with the Academy, ultimately winning the final 20-minute race and embarking on a career as a racing driver.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
The cyclists in Christiana Bédard-Thom’s research study were 11 minutes into an all-out 20-minute time trial when—horror of horrors—the screen displaying their power, cadence, and elapsed time went blank.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Leah Thomas and Kristen Faulkner both have podium shots in the road time trial, though.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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