shot clock

noun

: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required

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His presence would lead immediately to a ban on dunking and, indirectly and years later, to a shot clock. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 July 2025 But thanks to the new 24-second shot clock, which Syracuse brass famously suggested for the league, the Pistons couldn’t stall. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025 As the shot clock wound down, Mystics guard Brittney Sykes missed a shot fading to her left when Iriafen was there to clean up the miss and put the ball in the basket. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025 The first was fired just two seconds into the 24-second shot clock 33 feet away over Marine Johannes. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shot clock

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shot clock was in 1967

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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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