time trial

noun Sports.

a race in which competitors are timed individually on a set distance over a course or track, especially to qualify for a successive event.

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British Dictionary definitions for time trial

time trial

noun

(esp in cycling) a race in which the competitors compete against the clock over a specified course

Derived Formstime-trialling, noun

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