instant replay
nounDefinition of instant replay
: a video recording of an action (such as a play in football) that can be played back (as in slow motion) immediately after the action has been completed
also
: the playing of such a recording
Examples of instant replay in a Sentence
They showed the winning goal again in an instant replay.
We watched the goal again on instant replay.
Recent Examples on the Web
The live Web casts now include more stats, instant replays, and analysis. — Jamie Brisick, The New Yorker, "Surfing in the Age of the Omnipresent Camera," 26 Aug. 2019 Other stats associations such as Alabama and Minnesota were already using instant replay. — Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, "UIL football state championships staying at AT&T Stadium in near future," 23 July 2019 That ignited an uproar on social media, with Saints coach Sean Payton leading the charge, and in response, the NFL passed the new rule to make pass interference calls reviewable by instant replay. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, "Vikings coach Mike Zimmer will challenge pass interference calls often this preseason," 15 Aug. 2019 When an acronym for instant replay is overshadowing the World Cup, the beautiful game can get ugly, fast. — Sean Gregory, Time, "What Is VAR? Soccer's Video Review Is Making a Mess of the Women's World Cup," 24 June 2019 Since then, the rules have been changed to allow for instant replay of pass interference starting this season. — Jill Martin, CNN, "Roger Goodell and 3 game officials set to be deposed in Louisiana court over the NFC title game 'no-call'," 30 July 2019 Also likely coming to the league: instant replay triggered by officials in the review center in Secaucus, N.J., without the involvement of the on-court crew. — Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, "NBA coaches likely to get one challenge per game next season," 28 June 2019 Following discussions with head coaches, club personnel, and @NFLOfficiating, the 32 teams have received an update on instant replay review of pass interference. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "NFL sends out update on pass interference replay reviews," 13 June 2019 Less than three months before the Women’s World Cup, FIFA approved VAR, soccer’s version of instant replay, for the women’s tournament. — Shira Springer, BostonGlobe.com, "What needs to be done to grow women’s soccer?," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'instant replay.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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