injury time

noun

Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

Meanings

nouninjury time (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesAdditional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

    Synonyms: added time, additional time, stoppage time, time added on, time on

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAdditional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

Translations

Arabic وَقْتٌ بَدَلُ الضَّائِع
  • وَقْتٌ بَدَلُ الضَّائِع (waqtun badalu aḍ-ḍāʔiʕ)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Catalan descompte, temps de descompte
  • descompteadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • temps de descompteadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Chinese Mandarin 傷停補時 /伤停补时
  • 傷停補時 /伤停补时 (shāngtíng bǔshí)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Czech nastavený čas
  • nastavený časadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Danish overtid
  • overtidadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Dutch blessuretijd
  • blessuretijdadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Finnish lisäaika
  • lisäaikaadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
French arrêts de jeu, temps additionnel
  • arrêts de jeuadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • temps additionneladditional time played straight after each of the two halves
German Nachspielzeit
  • Nachspielzeitadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Greek καθυστερήσεις
  • καθυστερήσεις (kathysteríseis)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Icelandic viðbótartími
  • viðbótartímiadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Japanese インジャリータイム
  • インジャリータイム (injarī taimu)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Korean 추가 시간, 인저리 타임
  • 추가 시간 (chuga sigan)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • 인저리 타임 (injeori taim)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Māori wā whara
  • wā wharaadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Polish doliczony czas
  • doliczony czasadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Portuguese desconto, acréscimo
  • descontoadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • acréscimoadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Russian добавленное вре́мя
  • добавленное вре́мя (dobavlennoje vrémja)additional time played straight after each of the two halves
Spanish descuento, tiempo de descuento
  • descuentoadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • tiempo de descuentoadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • tiempo añadidoadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Swedish övertid, stopptid
  • övertidadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
  • stopptidadditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Welsh amser ychwanegol
  • amser ychwanegoladditional time played straight after each of the two halves
Cite this entry
APA

injury time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injury%20time

MLA

“injury time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injury%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injury time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injury%20time.

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