football minute
football minute · football minutes
A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longerA time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.
» The duration of a football match is 90 minutes.
Продолжительность футбольного матча - 90 минут. — marafon
Продолжительность футбольного матча - девяносто минут. — marafon
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1 sensesA time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.
She said she'd be down in a minute, but it's more like a football minute.
Examples
2 sentencesOrigin
From the fact that a minute on the clock of a gridiron football game actually takes much lFrom the fact that a minute on the clock of a gridiron football game actually takes much longer than a minute in real time, due to stoppages in play.
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plural: football minutes| Singular | football minute |
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