additional time

More minutes added

Additional time is extra time added beyond a scheduled or expected duration.

In soccer, it refers to minutes added at the end of each half to compensate for stoppages during play: The winning goal came in additional time.

More generally, any extension granted to complete a task: The professor gave us additional time on the exam.

Related

running clock · ticking clock · beat the clock · extra innings · bonus round · prolongation · sudden death · seconds · wait · final whistle · duration · length · finish · longer · countdown · delay · periods · pause

Opposites
temporal sequence/priority

additional timenormal time

Non-adjusted clock hours

standard time · scheduled time · full time · first half

temporal sufficiency

additional timetime limit

Maximum duration permitted

sufficiency/necessity

additional timetime crunch

Insufficient period remaining

time pressure · deadline

Family

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