racing

/ ˈreɪsɪŋ /

adjective

1. denoting or associated with horse races

   a racing man

   the racing fraternity

noun

1. the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

Example Sentences

To get them all passed on time, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. is racing against GOP senators who are trying to drag out the process by forcing time-consuming votes on typically routine procedural steps.

From Salon

In horse racing, Black jockeys won more than half of the Kentucky Derby held from 1875 to 1903 — until Jim Crow eliminated the Black jockey.

From Salon

“We are racing against the clock,” Sadat said.

From Los Angeles Times

On the back seat was a pigeon which he tried to gift Tyson - known to keep racing pigeons at his home - during fight week.

From BBC

Dr. Cheer and others doing research on THC exposure during pregnancy are racing to learn more about the health consequences on developing fetuses to help doctors better counsel their patients on the drug's effects.

From Science Daily