time trial

noun

Sports.

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

time trial

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• time-trialling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of time trial¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

She went on to win bronze medals in the women's C1-3 road race and time trial at the Games.

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Elsewhere, Joe Truman took bronze in the men's 1km time trial - behind the Dutch duo of Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland - to match his achievement from 12 months ago.

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Rebecca Comins, 52, was nine minutes into a time trial on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, when her bike was hit by a van driven by pub owner Vasile Barbu.

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A group of cyclists had been waiting patiently for their turn to push off in what was a regular time trial event.

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Early in the week, Pogacar looked a little jet-lagged during the individual time trial competition—that’s the one with the funny helmets, in which they compete for the fastest time against the clock.

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