normal time

noun

The standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout.

Meanings

nounnormal time (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesThe standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout.

    Aaron Ramsey, a hero last season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end of normal time that would have made the game safe and must have been relieved that his shot against a post from four yards out did not cost his side more dearly.

    2015 April 18, Paul Wilson, The Guardian
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    Italy's eventual win was worthy of an audience filling Wembley twice over, the joy of Mancini and his players a brutal contrast to the despair of much-derided Spain striker Alvaro Morata, who had actually rescued them with an equaliser in normal time after Federico Chiesa's superb opener for Italy.

    2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy beat Spain on penalties: 'Pure theatre as Italy present formidable obstacle in final'”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Finnish varsinainen peliaika
  • varsinainen peliaikastandard period of play
German reguläre Spielzeit
  • reguläre Spielzeitstandard period of play
Polish regulaminowy czas
  • regulaminowy czasstandard period of play
Spanish tiempo normal
  • tiempo normalstandard period of play
Swedish ordinarie tid, ordinarie speltid
  • ordinarie tidstandard period of play
  • ordinarie speltidstandard period of play
Turkish normal süre
  • normal sürestandard period of play
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APA

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MLA

“normal time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normal%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “normal time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normal%20time.

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