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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The Current held on through injury time and prepared for a happy flight back to Kansas City.
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Ferree made another lunging stop with his right hand in injury time, stopping Stephen Afrifa’s shot and preserving the win.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 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
Indeed, ahead of a wild injury time, Real did an excellent job shutting down an excellent Dortmund attack.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
But the celebrations had to be delayed when Leipzig forward Yussuf Poulsen equalized in the fourth minute of second-half injury time.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Ferree made another lunging stop with his right hand in injury time, stopping Stephen Afrifa’s shot and preserving the win.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 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
Indeed, ahead of a wild injury time, Real did an excellent job shutting down an excellent Dortmund attack.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
But the celebrations had to be delayed when Leipzig forward Yussuf Poulsen equalized in the fourth minute of second-half injury time.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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“Injury time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injury%20time. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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