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hang time

American  

noun

  1. the length of time that a football remains in the air after being kicked.


Etymology

Origin of hang time

First recorded in 1970–75

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Wyatt Becker passed for 200 yards for Sierra Canyon and Ashton Zamani kept delivering punts with impressive hang time and distance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2024

We got to punt with hang time, good distance, direction, all those things to help the others around us do our job better.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2024

His players bust his chops over his hang time.

From Washington Times Mar. 23, 2023

“Anytime I can get it around 4½ seconds of hang time or higher, and I like to be somewhere around 45 or 50 yards numbers-ish or outside, it’s game on.”

From Washington Post Oct. 28, 2022

We sprang out of the water, grabbing a moment of hang time before smacking down onto the sea's surface.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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