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How to pronounce “garbage time”
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Pronunciation guide for garbage time
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of garbage time with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- (sports) The period at the end of a timed sporting event that has become a blowout when the outcome of the game has already been decided, and the coaches of one or both teams will often decide to replace their best players with substitutes.
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How to pronounce garbage time
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A Deep Dive Into “garbage time”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (sports) The period at the end of a timed sporting event that has become a blowout when the outcome of the game has already been decided, and the coaches of one or both teams will often decide to replace their best players with substitutes.
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