one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
Frank Dell'Apa
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Lindholm nudged him back, just before Morgan Geekie ripped the tying one-timer into the net with 1:11 remaining in regulation.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The list features multiple Five-Timers Club members, those who have hosted SNL five times or more in its five-decade run, but also a few one-timers whose talents were just too hard to deny.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl won the faceoff, then scored on a one-timer just six seconds into the Oilers’ power play for his league-leading 39th goal of the season.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Dallas’ Colin Blackwell had a one-timer off a pass by former Ducks forward Sam Steel 1:29 into the third period to tie it at 1-1.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The list features multiple Five-Timers Club members, those who have hosted SNL five times or more in its five-decade run, but also a few one-timers whose talents were just too hard to deny.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl won the faceoff, then scored on a one-timer just six seconds into the Oilers’ power play for his league-leading 39th goal of the season.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Dallas’ Colin Blackwell had a one-timer off a pass by former Ducks forward Sam Steel 1:29 into the third period to tie it at 1-1.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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