minirace
nounEtymology From mini- + race.
1
A short race (contest of speed).
- Teichman, who planned to head to Citi Field to work Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night shortly after finishing, has raced nine times and become used to a day that is full of miniraces.2015 November 1, Seth Berkman, “Getting to the Start on Time: The Race Before the Race”, in New York Times: