Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garbage time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: garbage -time
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period at the end of a timed sporting event that has become a blowout when the outcome of the game has already been decided, and the coaches of one or both teams will often decide to replace their best players with substitutes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I play for two minutes of garbage time at the end of a blowout? Is that all the time I'm going to see anymore?"
"It was garbage time, really, but it was a chance to get Corey some playing time, and Pedersen was out of pitchers anyway."
"I usually just got in during garbage time, which there was a lot of that year as we rolled to another state championship."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

junk time

Questions

What does garbage time mean?: The period at the end of a timed sporting event that has become a blowout when the outcome of the game has already been decided, and the coaches of one or both teams will often decide to replace their best players with substitutes.

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