[sing.] (disapproving) the way of life of people living and working in a large city where everyone competes in an aggressive way with each other in order to be more successful, earn more money, etc:
It's very easy to get caught up in the rat race. * The novel is about a couple who get out of the rat race and buy a farm in France.
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