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extra time

British

noun

sport an additional period played at the end of a match, to compensate for time lost through injury or (in certain circumstances) to allow the teams to achieve a conclusive result

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These extra tasks rarely come with extra time, so it’s easy to decline a review request.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

That gives the Senate a month of extra time to get Warsh into place ahead of the next policy decision.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

"It's like a defeat because we conceded a goal in extra time, but we played a great game," Tottenham head coach De Zerbi told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

There were 87,192 in attendance as they defeated Germany 2-1 in the final in extra time courtesy of Chloe Kelly's toe-poke.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

They gave Bill Gates extra time to practice.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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