To race against time; to make every minute and second count.
一分一秒也不放过。形容充分利用时间。
《晋书·陶侃传》常语人曰‘大禹圣者，乃惜寸阴，至于众人，当惜分阴。’”
With the deadline approaching, the team worked around the clock,争分夺秒 to finish the project.
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