Meaning of run down the clock | Babel Free

Definitions

To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.

idiomatic

Examples

“Energetic Malouda was denied twice by Jussi Jaaskelainen late on before Ancelotti ran down the clock by introducing Salomon Kalou and Paulo Ferreira in the closing seconds as Chelsea arrested their slide.”

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