time attack
An attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival.
Noun
- An attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival.
- It was a time attack; if my opponents did not get up to my position and were not able to drive me from that position by a certain time, I won the day. - 1891, Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume 35,...
- Synonym of time trial.
- Starting off in Japan, Time Attack, Super Lap and Tuner Battles were organised by the media as a proving ground to see the difference between street tuned cars, produced by the tuning industries most respected tuners. -...
- There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting. - 2013, Matt Fox, The Video Games...
Synonyms: time trial
Coordinate Terms: score attack
Origin
From time + attack. The time-trial sense is a calque of Japanese タイムアタック (taimu atakku), itself from English.