instant replay

noun

: 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

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The instant replay feature in particular is transformative for both the customer and venue operator. —

David Silberman, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024 At the time, there was no instant replay for calls on the base paths. —

Maury Brown, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 In the coming weeks, months and probably years, the NFL will hope the legal system’s version of instant replay reverses or at least softens a decision that, left unchanged, could radically alter how NFL teams broadcast games and to what degree out-of-town fans can watch their favorite team play. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024 In an age of bat flips, pitch clocks and instant replay, a lot of the traditions of baseball are going, going, gone. —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for instant replay

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of instant replay was in 1966

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“Instant replay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant%20replay. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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