qualifying time
Standard to meet
A qualifying time is a performance standard that must be met to gain entry to a competition.
Runners must post a qualifying time to enter prestigious marathons like Boston: Her qualifying time got her into the race.
The term applies broadly in timed sports—swimming, cycling, motorsports—where athletes must prove competitive speed before advancing.
- cutoffPoint of termination
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- raceCompetition of speed
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
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- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- race resultswin, winner, first place, second place, third place
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- Marathon Termspacing, race pace, personal best, PR, course record
- race datafastest lap, interval, gap, position, grid position
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