hang time
nounDefinition of hang time
: the amount of time a kicked football remains in the air
also
: the length of time a leaping athlete is in the air
Examples of hang time in a Sentence
He got some amazing hang time on that pass.
Recent Examples on the Web
Among Bailey’s strengths are his powerful leg and the hang time of his punts. — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, "What impresses the Patriots about rookie punter Jake Bailey?," 20 Aug. 2019 Brandon McManus had good hang time (4.19 seconds) and KR Richie James caught it at the 1-yard line. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos Takeaways: Bradley Chubb a wrecking crew in 16-snap appearance vs. 49ers," 20 Aug. 2019 The program will unfold so punctually that certain amused reporters will time its elements with stopwatches on their phones, the way old-timey football writers measured the hang time on punts. — Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, "Elizabeth Warren Sells Populism to Professionals," 16 Aug. 2019 Who’s the best distance, who’s got the best hang time and who has the best ball placement? — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Kicker among ‘wide open’ Oregon Ducks special teams competitions," 4 Aug. 2019 Townsend’s final punt was his best, given decent hang time in the 4.5 second range and that it was downed at the 5-yard line. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Six observations on Day 6 of Raiders’ training camp: Examining Glennon vs. Peterman," 2 Aug. 2019 Townsend punted nine times from different areas on the field with his hang times (unofficially) ranging from 3.75 to 4.86 seconds. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders practice report: TE Darren Waller standing out," 2 Aug. 2019 Plenty sweet, to be sure, but certainly not cloying, and despite the grapes’ long hang time the flavors are perfectly fresh — pert and bright, as opposed to the stewy-fruit notes that often burden late-harvest wines. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Why don’t we drink dessert wine?," 11 July 2019 But Bour provided the muscle, driving a 401-foot opposite-field homer in the fifth and a 392-foot rain-maker in the eighth that left his bat at 110 mph, reached 149 feet at its apex and had a hang time of 6.6 seconds. — Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com, "Justin Bour's home runs power Angels past Reds for the sweep," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hang time.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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