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

break (noun)

Britishinformal a pause in a sports match

extra time (noun)

British a period of time that can be added to the end of a match if both teams have the same score

first half (noun)

the first part of a sports match

full-time (noun)

British the end of a sports match, after the teams have played for the usual amount of time

half (adjective)

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

half time (noun)

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

injury time (noun)

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

overtime (noun)

American extra time at the end of 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

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