Rat Race Definition

noun
A difficult, tiring, often competitive activity or routine.
American Heritage
A mad scramble or intense competitive struggle, as in the business world.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic, singular only) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.

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verb

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

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Other Word Forms of Rat Race

Noun

Singular:
rat race
Plural:
rat races

Rat Race Sentence Examples

  • We seem to get caught up in the rat race of life and forget why we work for success.

  • In a rat-race world where everyone seems to have their own agenda, what's wrong with a dream of a fairy godmother coming out of the woodwork to help us find our prince?

  • There are a lot of people in California who would pay dearly for a weekend or two away from the rat race.

  • In today's fast paced business world, more people are managing to leave the rat race behind, and start their own rat race at home with "work at home" businesses.

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