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REGULATION TIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game
Example:
the game was finished in regulation time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("regulation time" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Holonyms ("regulation time" is a part of...):
athletic game (a game involving athletic activity)
Antonym:
overtime (playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie)
