Synonyms and antonyms of Specific periods of time in a game or match in American Thesaurus

break (noun)

Britishinformal a pause in a sports game

extra time (noun)

British overtime at the end of a sports game

first half (noun)

the first part of a sports match

half (adjective)

one of the two equal periods of time into which a game of football, basketball, hockey, etc. is divided

halftime (noun)

in football, basketball, and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a game

injury time (noun)

time added at the end of a game because time has been lost dealing with injured players

overtime (noun)

American an extra period of time added to a game because neither team won during normal time

pregame (adjective)

American happening or relating to the time before a sports game

quarter (noun)

one of four periods that a game is divided into in some sports

run-in (noun)

British the period of time before an important competition

stoppage (noun)

a period of time when a game stops because of injury or bad weather

stoppage time (noun)

a period of time added to the end of some games such as soccer because of time that was lost in the game when someone was injured.

sudden death (noun)

an extra period of time added to the end of a game when both players or teams have the same score, in which the team that scores first wins