hang time
noun
: the amount of time a kicked football remains in the air
also
: the length of time a leaping athlete is in the air
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He got some amazing hang time on that pass.
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Perhaps most impressive, however, has been the five-second hang time on the punts.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Tackling in the open space is a big part of that improvement, but Collins said tackling will improve overall as senior punter James Ferguson-Reynolds gets more comfortable with improving hang time on his kicks.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
The club, after a few seconds of hang time, landed far from Kizzire on the green.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
This slows grape ripening, leading to a longer hang time.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Tackling in the open space is a big part of that improvement, but Collins said tackling will improve overall as senior punter James Ferguson-Reynolds gets more comfortable with improving hang time on his kicks.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
The club, after a few seconds of hang time, landed far from Kizzire on the green.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
This slows grape ripening, leading to a longer hang time.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Hang time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20time. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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