injury time

British

noun

Also called: stoppage time. sport extra playing time added on to compensate for time spent attending to injured players during the match

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Captain Stephen Eustaquio scored the only goal in the second minute of injury time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

But he has his reservations about Saturday's match after the referee awarded Celtic a spot-kick for handball deep into injury time on Wednesday night.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Pacific FC and Supra du Quebec were locked at 2-2 in injury time when the referee allowed a tackle by the home side's Joshua Belluz to go unpunished.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Again they led 2-1 heading into injury time.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

But Sebastian Nanasi's second-half strike set up a nervy finale at the Stade Velodrome before Joaquin Panichelli converted a penalty deep into injury time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

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