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extra time vs extra innings

extra innings vs extra time

extra time and extra innings both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extra time Yes No No No
extra innings Yes No No No
As nouns, extra innings is a hyponym of extra time; that is, extra innings is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extra time:
  • extra time: playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
  • extra innings: overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
Other hyponyms of extra time include overtime period, tiebreaker, sudden death.
extra time (noun) extra innings (noun)
playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
Difference between extra time and extra innings

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