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What does "racing" mean here?

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Rebecca

Here, "racing" is an adjective that means moving quickly or swiftly! The same way a car or horse goes fast in a race, one can "race" with any other task. Ex: I'm racing to finish my project on time since I left it for so long. Ex: She's racing to get home before her friends arrive.

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