game clock
Regulates playing time
A game clock is a device that tracks the time remaining in a sports competition or the time each player has used in games like chess.
In timed sports, the game clock counts down each period or half: The team scored with three seconds left on the game clock.
In chess and similar games, each player has their own time bank that ticks down only during their turn.
Duration-tracking mechanism
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- secondsTime units, or extras
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- tickingRhythmic mechanical sound
buzzer · winding down · final seconds · two-minute warning · timeout · scoreboard · quarter · period
Midpoint break in games
- breakInterrupt continuity
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- TV timeoutStoppage for advertisements
media timeout · injury timeout · pause · rest · intermission
Period after a draw
- sudden deathInstant-win tiebreaker format
- extensionAdded part or duration
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
- golden goalImmediate overtime decider
shootout · added time · extra innings · double overtime · bonus time · prolongation
Planning how hours are spent
- paceSpeed of movement
- tempoRate of musical performance
- hurry-up offenseRapid-tempo football strategy
- slow downReduce pace or speed
timer
Duration-tracking mechanism
ticking · buzzer · winding down · final seconds · two-minute warning · timeout · scoreboard · quarter · period · half
halftime
Midpoint break in games
TV timeout · media timeout · injury timeout · pause · rest · intermission
extra time
Period after a draw
- sudden deathInstant-win tiebreaker format
- extensionAdded part or duration
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
golden goal · shootout · added time · extra innings · double overtime · bonus time · prolongation
time management
Planning how hours are spent
- paceSpeed of movement
- tempoRate of musical performance
- hurry-up offenseRapid-tempo football strategy
- countdownscountdown timer, T-minus, tick tock, ticking, seconds
- game timinghalftime, overtime, stoppage time, injury time, quarters
- timekeeping deviceswatch, timer, stopwatch, hourglass, egg timer
- timepieceswristwatch, pocket watch, stopwatch, watch, sundial
- time limitscountdown, time limit, timer, stopwatch, deadline
- football rulesdowns, first down, first downs, touchdowns, field goals
game clockstopwatch
Interval timing device
lap timer · interval timer · shot clock · wall clock · sundial
game clockfree play
Self-directed recreational time
casual play · sandbox mode · scrimmage · warm-up · recess
game, clock, games, gaming, gamer, clockwork, clocked, clockwise, anticlockwise