| NOUN | time | regulation time | (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game |
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| Meaning | (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game. | |
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| Example | "the game was finished in regulation time" | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Part of | athletic game | A game / game involving athletic activity |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Opposite | overtime, extra time | Playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie |
| Spanish | tiempo reglamentario | |
| Catalan | temps reglamentari | |
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