shot clock

noun

: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required

Examples of shot clock in a Sentence

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Herro stole the ball away from Bulls point guard Coby White and rather than go for the wide-open lay-up to cut the deficit to three points with the shot clock on their side, Herro pulled up for a 3-pointer. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 After Beal poked the ball away from Brown and sent it bouncing toward the Boston basket, Brown recovered possession, pulled up to beat the shot clock and buried a high-arcing one-footed jumper from just inside halfcourt. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 That shot — which missed — came at the end of the shot clock when a Bronco turnover was imminent. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025 Darren Collison’s 3-pointer with 4:43 remaining barely beat the shot clock and extended UCLA’s lead to eight points. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shot clock

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shot clock was in 1967

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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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