extra time


noun

sport an additional period played at the end of a match, to compensate for time lost through injury or (in certain circumstances) to allow the teams to achieve a conclusive result

Example sentences from the Web for extra time

  • It ran to the 2-2 extra time, the first World Cup extra-time battle since 1934 when Italy beat Czechoslovakia in Rome.

    England's Misery |Harold Evans |June 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST