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hang time, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈhaŋ tʌɪm|, U.S. |ˈhæŋ ˌtaɪm|
[‹ hang n. + time n.]
1. Sport. The length of time a ball remains in the air after being hit, kicked, or thrown. Also (chiefly Basketball): the length of time a person remains in the air after jumping.
1969Los Angeles Times 28 Nov. iii. 7/1 The important thing is to keep the ball in the air—we call it ‘hang time’. 1976Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 4 Nov. 33/1 The Doctah goes up,..fakes that way, takes a nap, then slam-dunks. Backward! His hang time is somewhere up there in the vicinity of the national debt. 1992Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Nov. The perceived method for up-and-unders is to kick the ball with enough hang time for the posse to contest possession. 2004P. Pippen Beam me up Scottie 104 Patrick..was taller and better able to do a slam dunk, but the Monk was pretty fast and had some pretty good hang time.
2. Winemaking. The length of time ripening grapes are left on the vine before harvest.
A longer hang time may produce wine with more body and greater alcohol content.
1985Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Sun-Sentinel 27 Mar. (Lifestyle section) 24 [He] talks about longer ‘hang time’, meaning that his grapes remained on the vines an additional 14 to 20 days. 1991San Francisco Chron. 26 Aug. c3/2 Cool growing conditions encourage what growers call ‘long hang time’ for the grapes on the vine. 1999Grocer (Nexis) 22 May The longer ‘hang time’ has meant concentration of flavours and better quality wines. 2005C. W. Bamforth Food, Fermentation & Micro-organisms iii. 93 Grapes for red table wine have a longer hang time. |