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extra time

extra time noun: an additional period played at the end of a game if the score is tied after the standard allocation of time.

Noun

extra time (uncountable)

  1. (UK) An additional period played at the end of a game if the score is tied after the standard allocation of time.
    Synonyms:
    overtime

Synonyms of extra time

Forms of extra time

alternative formextra-time

Questions about extra time

What does extra time mean?
Extra time means an additional period played at the end of a game if the score is tied after the standard allocation of time.
What part of speech is extra time?
Extra time is a noun.

Words near extra time in the dictionary

  1. extra points
  2. extra service
  3. extra services
  4. extra small
  5. extra smalls
  6. extra time
  7. extra virgin
  8. extra virgins
  9. extra-
  10. extra-amniotic
  11. extra-Anatolian

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