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To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.
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run down the clock — run down/out the ˈclock idiom (US) if a sports team tries to run down/out the clock at the end of a game, it stops trying to score and just tries to keep hold of the ball to stop the other team from scoring compare ↑time wasting Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
run out the clock — noun see clock VII * * * Sports deliberately use as much time as possible in order to preserve one s own team s advantage facing a tie, he decided to run out the clock in the final moments * * * run down/out the ˈclock idiom (US) if a sports team … Useful english dictionary
run the clock down — verb To run down the clock … Wiktionary
run down — phrasal verb Word forms run down : present tense I/you/we/they run down he/she/it runs down present participle running down past tense ran down past participle run down 1) [transitive] to hit someone with your car and injure or kill them be/get… … English dictionary
run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run the clock down — mainly american phrase in the final part of a sports match, to prevent the opposite team from getting the ball so that they are unable to score Thesaurus: actions in playing games or sportshyponym Main entry: clock … Useful english dictionary
Running out the clock — In sports, running out the clock refers to the practice of a winning team allowing the clock to expire through a series of pre selected plays, either to preserve a lead or hasten the end of a one sided contest. American football In American… … Wikipedia
run\ down — v (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother. It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port. Compare: run into(3a) 2a. To… … Словарь американских идиом
Run to the Playoffs — infobox television show name = Run to the Playoffs genre = Sports runtime = 180 minutes+ starring = Bob Papa Cris Collinsworth Rich Eisen Marshall Faulk Steve Mariucci Deion Sanders Adam Schefter Tom Hammond country = United States network = NFL… … Wikipedia
