Definition

Noun: * Extra time: A period of additional playing time added to the end of a sports match, beyond the standard regulation time, when the score is tied and a winner must be determined.

Usage

• Extra time is a specific term used primarily in sports, especially soccer (football), rugby, and hockey. It is not used for general time extensions.
• It is an uncountable noun. You do not say "an extra time" or "extra times."
• The phrase "go to extra time" is commonly used to describe a match entering this period.
• It is often abbreviated as "ET" in scoreboards and schedules.

Examples

• The cup final was tied 1-1 after 90 minutes, so the match went to extra time.
• The winning goal was scored in the 118th minute of extra time.
• The rules state that if the scores are level, the game will be decided by a penalty shootout after extra time.

Advanced Usage

• "In extra time": Used to specify when an event happens during this period.
  • He suffered an injury in extra time.
• "After extra time": Used to describe the state of the match once this period has concluded.
  • The score was still 2-2 after extra time, so penalties were needed.

Variants and Related Words

• Overtime (noun): The North American equivalent term used in sports like basketball, American football, and ice hockey. It has the same meaning as extra time.
• Stoppage time / Injury time (noun): A different concept. This refers to time added at the end of a regulation half (especially in soccer) to compensate for time lost due to injuries, substitutions, or other stoppages. It is part of the regulation period, not an additional period after it.

Synonyms

• Overtime
• Additional time (in a sports context)

Related Phrases

• To go into extra time: To begin playing the extra time period.
  • For the third game in a row, the team had to go into extra time.
• To win/lose in extra time: To secure victory or be defeated during this period.
  • They were devastated to lose in extra time.

Noun

1. playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie