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- DictionaryTime tri·al/ˈtīm ˌtrīəl/
noun
- 1. (in various sports) a test of a competitor's individual speed over a set distance, especially a cycling race in which competitors are separately timed.
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Time trial definition: a race in which competitors are timed individually on a set distance over a course or track, especially to qualify for a successive event. See examples of TIME TRIAL used in a sentence.
time trial. noun [ C ] us / ˈtaɪm ˌtraɪəl / uk / ˈtaɪm ˌtraɪəl /. a competition in some sports, especially cycling, in which each competitor separately travels a particular distance and the time they take is recorded: She won the bronze medal in the individual time trial in 2000. More examples.
time trial (plural time trials) ( cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time. Synonym: race of truth.
time trial. Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia . time trial. n. A competitive event in which participants are timed, as in covering a set distance, often used to select qualifiers for another event. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Time Trial definition: A competitive event in which participants are timed, as in covering a set distance, often used to select qualifiers for another event.
Definition of time trial noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TIME TRIAL meaning: a race in which competitors are timed as they race over a course and the one who completes the course in the least amount of time is the winner.
