Racing Word Meaning

Middle English, from Old Norse rás ‘current’. It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement’, which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’, i.e. the space traversed (Middle English). The verb dates from the late 17th century

compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective

compete with another or others to see who is fastest

• the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced
• two drivers raced each other through a housing estate

move or progress swiftly or at full speed

move or progress swiftly or at full speed

• I raced into the house
• the afternoon was racing by
• she spoke automatically, while her mind raced ahead