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.

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Meanings

nountime trouble (uncountable)
  1. uncountableboard gamesIn 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 & antonyms

nounIn 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.

Similar
time pressure
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time pressure
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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