plural of wheelbarrow race

(electronics, computing) A race condition.

(electronics, computing) A flaw in a system or process whereby the output or result is unexpectedly and critically dependent on the sequence or timing of other events.

(dated, music) Commercially recorded African-American popular music from the early 20th century, including blues and jazz.

To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.

Alternative form of rat race

A race between rowing crews. / (Cockney rhyming slang) The face. / (gambling, slang) A fixed horse race, with a specific horse arranged to win in advance.

plural of road race

(idiomatic) In or into a process of energetic engagement in some activity; in or into a phase of conspicuously increasing satisfaction or success.

The informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to launch unmanned satellites, send people into space and land them on the Moon.