normal time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Twelve minutes of normal time left - too soon?
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Senegal beat hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time in the final, after some players briefly walked off when the hosts were awarded a penalty late in normal time.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
Home advantage unquestionably brought extra pressure on the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists, but it also perhaps played into their hands for the controversial penalty award at the end of normal time in the final.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
Garry Thompson volleyed the Bantams ahead, before Thomas Vermaelen headed home a Santi Cazorla cross with just two minutes of normal time remaining.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
I had been hanging out with him all morning long because we had so many classes together, and I guess I was just kind of wanting a little normal time to chill with other kids.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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