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.
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Cavalier Autonomous Racing from the University of Virginia won the time trial competition. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024 All three are Paralympic medalists, with Bosco and Frech taking gold in the women’s time trial C4 road cycling event and the men's 100m T63 and high jump T3 competitions. Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The three-time Olympian won a gold medal in team pursuit, and a bronze medal in the individual time trial cycling event. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024 As will Australia's Grace Brown, who won the time trial, and Great Britain's Anna Henderson, who got the silver. NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time trial 

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of time trial was in 1857

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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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