the seventh-inning stretch

noun

baseball

: the time between the two halves of the seventh inning when the people watching a game traditionally stand up and stretch their legs

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When the seventh-inning stretch arrived, the Dodgers were cruising to an 8-2 win, and Juarez was ready to pop the question. —Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023

The air was brisk and the Dodgers were ahead 7-2 when fans started to sing during the seventh-inning stretch. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023

Another protester scampered onto the field before the seventh-inning stretch. —Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023

For the last 20 years, major league teams struggled to reach the seventh-inning stretch in 2:29. —Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023