争分夺秒
zhēng​fēn​duó​miǎo HSK7

to race against time

  1. 争 爭 zhēng nounverb
    to strive
    to strive for; to vie for; to compete for something with others
  2. 分 fēn nounmeasure word
    minute
    minute (unit of time or angular measurement)
  3. 夺 奪 duó verb
    to win
    to strive for or achieve something through effort; to compete for and win a title or prize
  4. 秒 miǎo nounmeasure word
    second
    measure word for time equal to 1/60th of a minute