hang time
Seconds aloft measure
Hang time is the duration something stays airborne.
In basketball, it describes how long a player remains in the air during a jump shot or dunk: Jordan's hang time was legendary.
In football, it measures how long a punt stays aloft, giving coverage teams time to reach the returner.
The term extends to any suspended moment: The hang time on that jump was unreal.
Briefly submerge in liquid
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- slamForceful impact or closure
- jumpshotElevated basketball release
- layupClose-range basket attempt
rebound · swish · rim · backboard · net · hoops · NBA · court
Remain suspended midair
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- dangleHang loosely, swaying
levitate · weightlessness · pause · linger · delay · midair · frozen · motionless
Vertical leap competition
- pole vaultStick-assisted high leap
- long jumpHorizontal distance leap event
- triple jumpSequential three-stage field leap
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
leap · vault · spring · bound · elevation · vertical · takeoff · landing
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- BMXOff-road trick cycling
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
snowboarding · surfing · wakeboarding · cliff diving · freestyle · trick · rotation · grab
dunk
Briefly submerge in liquid
layup · rebound · swish · rim · backboard · net · hoops · NBA · court · three-pointer
hover
Remain suspended midair
dangle · levitate · weightlessness · pause · linger · delay · midair · frozen · motionless · apex
high jump
Vertical leap competition
- pole vaultStick-assisted high leap
- long jumpHorizontal distance leap event
- triple jumpSequential three-stage field leap
hurdles · leap · vault · spring · bound · elevation · vertical · takeoff · landing · clearance
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- BMXOff-road trick cycling
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
skateboarding · snowboarding · surfing · wakeboarding · cliff diving · freestyle · trick · rotation · grab · flip
- weightlessnesszero gravity, zero-g, microgravity, weightless, weightlessness
- athleticismspeed, agility, strength, endurance, stamina
- rodeobull riding, bareback riding, bronc riding, calf roping, team roping
- special teamskickoff, punt, field goal, extra point, punter
- jumping abilityvertical leap, spring, bounce, hops, lift
- projectile physicstrajectory, projectile motion, launch angle, velocity, gravity
hang timeground contact
Physical surface connection
contact time · landing · touchdown · floor time · descent
hang timeground contact
Physical surface connection
grounded · planted · earthbound · flat-footed · foot strike
time, hang, hanging, hanger, hangs, hanged, hangers, overhanging, overhangs