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

ˈwən-ˌtīm

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. —

Frank Dell'Apa

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Granlund then slid the puck over to Eklund for a one-timer that got past Capitals goalie Logan Thompson. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024 Benson skated toward the net and hit Peterka for a one-timer near the right post. —

Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 Here’s another one-timer goal for Thompson in nearly the same spot against North Dakota. —

Scott Powers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 Rodrigues passed back to Bennett, who fired a one-timer over Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin’s left shoulder to put Florida up 1-0 in the final minute of the first period. —

Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-timer