an additional period played at the end of a match, to compensate for time lost through injury or (in certain circumstances) to allow the teams to achieve a conclusive result
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): extra time
See full dictionary entry for time
time on in British English
(taɪm ɒn)
noun
sport, Australian
an additional period played at the end of a match, to compensate for time lost throughinjury or (in certain circumstances) to allow the teams to achieve a conclusive result
Examples of 'time on' in a sentence
time on
Recycling was for people with time on their hands, not for busy men like him, his gesture seemed to say.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
He had apparently been on campus throughout the crucial time on Tuesday.
Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
They're newly-weds, in Europe for the first time on a honeymoon trip.
Penn, John UNTO THE GRAVE
All related terms of 'time on'
on time
If you are on time , you are not late.
call time on
If you call time on something, you end it.
on one's own time
during time for which one is not paid ; during other than working hours
time on one's hands
an interval with nothing to do
call time on something
to put an end to something
have time on your hands
to have a lot of free time and not know what to do with it
living on borrowed time
living an unexpected extension of life
be living on borrowed time
to not be expected to survive for much longer
be/be living on borrowed time
Someone who is living on borrowed time or who is on borrowed time has continued to live or to do something for longer than was expected , and is likely to die or be stopped from doing it soon .