Sentence examples for improved his time from inspiring English sources

Defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha of Cal ran a 4.48 in the 40-yard dash at the combine in February, then improved his time with a 4.38 at the university.

Although the Ferrari driver improved his time he was just under 0.5secs down on the German and a similar margin clear of Massa.

Smith, preparing for his first season in MotoGP, had been down in 12th place on Tuesday's opening day but improved his time by over 1.5 seconds to close on the top six.

Stoner steadily improved his time throughout Sunday, claiming top spot within the last 15 minutes before improving on his time on his 61st and final lap - the best of the weekend.

However, BBC Sport understands that although Kobayashi improved his time in the middle sector of the lap, in which Spoon is contained, he did not go faster than previously in the specific part of the track in which the caution flags were being shown.

Hamilton was 0.136secs quicker than Rosberg on their first runs in the final session and improved his time by more than 0.2secs on his final run, although he did not need to, because behind him Rosberg had aborted his final lap following his error.

He is considered the best all-around rider, a tough climber who has improved his time-trial skills.

But Pistorius, whose limbs were amputated when he was an infant because of a congenital problem, has improved his times, and he said he remained convinced that his blades did not give him a net advantage.

During this period, he quickly improved his times and rose from outside the top 200 into the top 25 in the world rankings.

He will also have to improve his time trialling.

Before his fortnight in Beijing, Phelps endured a two-year stretch in which he failed to improve his time in perhaps his best event, the 200-meter butterfly.