three-minute warning

noun

A timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.

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Meanings

nounthree-minute warning (plural three-minute warnings)

plural three-minute warnings

  1. Canadianball gamesA timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.
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APA

three-minute warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-minute%20warning

MLA

“three-minute warning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-minute%20warning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-minute warning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-minute%20warning.

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