instant replay
noun
: a video recording of an action (such as a play in football) that can be played back (as in slow motion) immediately after the action has been completed
also
: the playing of such a recording
Examples of instant replay in a Sentence
They showed the winning goal again in an instant replay.
We watched the goal again on instant replay.
Recent Examples on the Web
In an era before starting beeps, automatic electronic touch pads at the finish walls and instant replays, international swimming had a complex system of measuring a victory.
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Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
And instant replay is used so often in professional and college sports, the experiences are teaching teenagers how to get away with it in similar situations.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Other than for a Targeting review, the crew on the field may not initiate an instant replay review.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
These days instant replay would answer the questions surrounding the play.
—Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
The Eagles drove 66 yards in 11 plays to draw first blood in the game, keyed by a fantastic 29-yard catch by DeVonta Smith on 4th and 3 from Niners' 35 -- a catch that instant replay likely would have overturned because the ball hit the ground before Smith completed the catch.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
There was no television instant replay: Major League Baseball did not begin using the technology until 2008.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Another effort is on the docket to expand instant replay, proposed by the Los Angeles Rams to allow roughing-the-passer as a reviewable play.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
In the area of technology, teams will have the optional use of instant replay in games that do not have an instant replay booth official.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2023
Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
And instant replay is used so often in professional and college sports, the experiences are teaching teenagers how to get away with it in similar situations.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Other than for a Targeting review, the crew on the field may not initiate an instant replay review.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
These days instant replay would answer the questions surrounding the play.
—Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
The Eagles drove 66 yards in 11 plays to draw first blood in the game, keyed by a fantastic 29-yard catch by DeVonta Smith on 4th and 3 from Niners' 35 -- a catch that instant replay likely would have overturned because the ball hit the ground before Smith completed the catch.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
There was no television instant replay: Major League Baseball did not begin using the technology until 2008.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Another effort is on the docket to expand instant replay, proposed by the Los Angeles Rams to allow roughing-the-passer as a reviewable play.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
In the area of technology, teams will have the optional use of instant replay in games that do not have an instant replay booth official.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Instant replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant%20replay. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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