延長戦(えんちょうせん)

えんちょうせん
noun
extra innings, overtime, extended play
1. extra innings, overtime, extended play
Additional play time when a game is tied at the end of regulation. In baseball, this means extra innings; in soccer, this means extra time periods.
試合(しあい)は延長戦(えんちょうせん)にもつれ込(こ)んだ。
The game went into overtime.
延長(えんちょう)10回(かい)でやっと決着(けっちゃく)がついた。
The game was finally decided in the tenth inning (the third extra inning).
延長戦(えんちょうせん)の末(すえ)、ホームチームがサヨナラ勝(が)ちした。
After overtime, the home team won on a walk-off.

SPORT-SPECIFIC TERMS:

  • 延長(えんちょう)○回(かい) (baseball extra innings - e.g., 延長(えんちょう)10回(かい))
  • 延長(えんちょう)前後半(ぜんこうはん) (soccer overtime halves)
  • PK戦(せん) (penalty shootout - follows overtime in soccer)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 引(ひ)き分(わ)け (draw, tie)
  • 同点(どうてん) (tied score)
  • サドンデス (sudden death)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 延長戦(えんちょうせん)に入(はい)る (to go into overtime)
  • 延長戦(えんちょうせん)にもつれ込(こ)む (to drag into overtime)
  • 延長戦(えんちょうせん)の末(すえ) (after overtime)
  • 延長戦(えんちょうせん)を制(せい)する (to win in overtime)
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Added 2026.1.18 8:50 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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