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 West African archipelagic state may as well have started researching transatlantic flights as four players bore down on the Libya goalkeeper deep in injury time on Wednesday, only for the flag to go up against the passer who set the quartet clean through.
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 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
The Dynamo scored on dos Santos again nine minutes into injury time, winning the match.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The second leg was on a knife’s edge when, in the fifth minute of injury time, Wanner provided the assist to Leo Scienza’s game-winning goal (2-1).
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
And, in front of thousands of Gunners fans who had traveled to Lisbon, Arsenal’s defense dug in and clung on, even when seven minutes of injury time were added.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Aguero scores during the fourth minute of injury time, two minutes after substitute Edin Dzeko made it 2-2.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Sands fell awkwardly on his right ankle after a challenge in the penalty box in injury time in the 1-0 defeat to Freiburg on Saturday.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 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
The Dynamo scored on dos Santos again nine minutes into injury time, winning the match.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The second leg was on a knife’s edge when, in the fifth minute of injury time, Wanner provided the assist to Leo Scienza’s game-winning goal (2-1).
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
And, in front of thousands of Gunners fans who had traveled to Lisbon, Arsenal’s defense dug in and clung on, even when seven minutes of injury time were added.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Aguero scores during the fourth minute of injury time, two minutes after substitute Edin Dzeko made it 2-2.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Sands fell awkwardly on his right ankle after a challenge in the penalty box in injury time in the 1-0 defeat to Freiburg on Saturday.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Injury time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injury%20time. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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