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instant replay

noun

Also called, British, action replay .Television.
  1. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass.
  2. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
Informal. the repetition, review, or reenactment of something immediately or soon after its initial occurrence.

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Origin of instant replay

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby instant replay

instantize, instantly, instant message, instant messaging, instant photography, instant replay, instar, instate, in statu quo, instauration, instead
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British Dictionary definitions for instant replay

instant replay

noun

another name for action replay
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