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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The elite Grand Tour begins with a team time trial in Barcelona, an opening stage which will take riders past the city’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica and finish with a short climb up a hill overlooking the popular tourist destination.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Jonas Vingegaard has won his first battle of the summer with Tadej Pogačar, taking the yellow jersey with a 12-second advantage over his old adversary after Saturday’s opening team time trial in Barcelona.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Jorgenson remains one of the Tour’s rare talents, excelling in mountain stages, time trials, tactical races and breakaways.
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Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
Humphreys learned about an upcoming time trial.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Jonas Vingegaard has won his first battle of the summer with Tadej Pogačar, taking the yellow jersey with a 12-second advantage over his old adversary after Saturday’s opening team time trial in Barcelona.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Jorgenson remains one of the Tour’s rare talents, excelling in mountain stages, time trials, tactical races and breakaways.
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Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
Humphreys learned about an upcoming time trial.
—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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