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time trouble

time trouble noun: in a game played with a time control, the situation in which a player has little time to complete the required moves, thus increasing the probability of making a blunder.

Noun

time trouble (uncountable)

  1. In a game played with a time control, the situation in which a player has little time to complete the required moves, thus increasing the probability of making a blunder.
    Synonyms:
    time pressure

Synonyms of time trouble

Questions about time trouble

What does time trouble mean?
Time trouble means in a game played with a time control, the situation in which a player has little time to complete the required moves, thus increasing the probability of making a blunder.
What part of speech is time trouble?
Time trouble is a noun.

Words near time trouble in the dictionary

  1. time triallist
  2. time triallists
  3. time trials
  4. time triangle
  5. time triangles
  6. time trouble
  7. time tunnel
  8. time tunnels
  9. time twin
  10. time twins
  11. time under tension

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