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time trial

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
time -tri-al
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

noun

Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other.

noun

A mode in which the main goal is to complete levels, or in some cases the entire game, as quickly as possible.

Inflected Forms

time trials (plural)

Derived Forms

TT

Phrases

individual time trial team time trial time trial bicycle time-trialing time trialist

Synonyms

race of truth TT time attack

Questions

What does time trial mean?
An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

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