争分夺秒

zhēngfēn-duómiǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 爭分奪秒

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争分夺秒地干活。

Work against the clock.

考试前要争分夺秒。

Make every second count before the exam.