injury time
noun
British
: time that is added at the end of a game of hockey, soccer, etc., because of time lost when players are injured
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Former Current forward Nichelle Prince, traded to Boston (2-3-7) in January, had two late looks during the sizable block of injury time that followed the opening 45 minutes.
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Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Dreyer ran down the ball, held off a defender, threatened the goalkeeper and made a perfect cross that the 5-foot-91/2 Lozano headed home five minutes into injury time.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Aguero scores during the fourth minute of injury time, two minutes after substitute Edin Dzeko made it 2-2.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ensuing reports noted that injury time could be added to Jericho’s AEW contract.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Ten Hag was furious at a sloppy defensive display that saw United let a 2-0 lead slip, with defeat seeming inevitable, only for Harry Maguire to salvage a 3-3 draw by scoring in injury time.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
That was until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoah came off the bench to convert a dazzling decider in the 10th minute of injury time.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Tigres threatened to score on a pair of set pieces during injury time with Gorriarán barely skying a header in the 95th minute, but LAFC survived.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Dreyer ran down the ball, held off a defender, threatened the goalkeeper and made a perfect cross that the 5-foot-91/2 Lozano headed home five minutes into injury time.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Aguero scores during the fourth minute of injury time, two minutes after substitute Edin Dzeko made it 2-2.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ensuing reports noted that injury time could be added to Jericho’s AEW contract.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Ten Hag was furious at a sloppy defensive display that saw United let a 2-0 lead slip, with defeat seeming inevitable, only for Harry Maguire to salvage a 3-3 draw by scoring in injury time.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
That was until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoah came off the bench to convert a dazzling decider in the 10th minute of injury time.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Tigres threatened to score on a pair of set pieces during injury time with Gorriarán barely skying a header in the 95th minute, but LAFC survived.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Injury time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injury%20time. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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