How to Use injury time in a Sentence

injury time

noun
  • But the moment finally came as the second half wound into injury time.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • In injury time, Angel City won a corner kick that was cleared to the opposite side of the field.
    — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The Current held on through injury time and prepared for a happy flight back to Kansas City.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
  • The Dynamo scored on dos Santos again nine minutes into injury time, winning the match.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Morocco pushed for an equalizer as time began to run out and eventually found it just as the match was about to enter injury time.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Qatar’s injury time equalizer left the European nation ruing big chances that were wasted.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Pulisic had another excellent pass to Ricardo Pepi in injury time, but his teammate couldn't get off a shot.
    — ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Ferree made another lunging stop with his right hand in injury time, stopping Stephen Afrifa’s shot and preserving the win.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But from that point to injury time, the intensity dropped with both teams comfortable with the scoreline and Algeria simply keeping the ball.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • But from that point to injury time, the intensity dropped with both teams comfortable with the scoreline and Algeria simply keeping the ball.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Deep into injury time, there was an example of Van Hecke’s fiercely competitive nature.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That was until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoah came off the bench to convert a dazzling decider in the 10th minute of injury time.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Then, deep in injury time, Julian Alvarez had a one-on-one saved by the goalkeeper, and Messi got the loose rebound and sent the ball over the goal line.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • Held on, because the visiting team was first on the board thanks to Jorge Ruvalcaba’s goal in the third minute — plus another in the second minute of first-half injury time for a brace.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
  • In the waning seconds of injury time, Messi extended his record by sending a shot through several defenders after Schlager turned away his first attempt.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Dreyer ran down the ball, held off a defender, threatened the goalkeeper and made a perfect cross that the 5-foot-91/2 Lozano headed home five minutes into injury time.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • With first-half injury time winding down, Malik Tillman weighted a long pass to a streaking Balogun, who held up to create space and fired a brilliant shot into the far top corner.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Brazil came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 with a winner in the sixth minute of injury time while two European powerhouses crashed out in penalty shootouts in a roller-coaster day of elimination action.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal late in injury time to give five-time champion Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Monday.
    — Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • The West African archipelagic state may as well have started researching transatlantic flights as four players bore down on the Libya goalkeeper deep in injury time on Wednesday, only for the flag to go up against the passer who set the quartet clean through.
    — Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Ten Hag was furious at a sloppy defensive display that saw United let a 2-0 lead slip, with defeat seeming inevitable, only for Harry Maguire to salvage a 3-3 draw by scoring in injury time.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Former Current forward Nichelle Prince, traded to Boston (2-3-7) in January, had two late looks during the sizable block of injury time that followed the opening 45 minutes.
    — Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • Both teams are coming off nail-biting victories, with Canada scoring in injury time to snatch a 1-0 win from South Africa, and Morocco beating the Netherlands on penalties after trailing 0-1 in the game until the 90th minute.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
  • Late last year, Tunisians were quietly confident ahead of the 2025 AFCON, held in Morocco, but since losing on penalties in the round of 16 to Mali after conceding an equaliser in the sixth minute of injury time, nearly everything has gone wrong.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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