time expires

idiom

: play stops (in a game) because there is no more time

They scored seconds before time expired.

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The first team to get to 21 or be leading when time expires wins the game. —

Doug Feinberg, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 Malik Hall sinks a layup as time expires to put the game at a seven-point margin. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024 Human error when operating the game clock creates the illusion of a field goal attempt leaving the hand before time expires. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 Riverdale Ridge’s Shay Vigil hits a no-doubter from beyond half court as time expires in the first half, just seconds after Peyton Marvel hit a 3 of her own to take D’Evelyn’s first lead of the game. —

Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Injuries are part of the game — but Duke men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer takes issue when those bumps and bruises come after time expires and during stampedes of celebrating fans. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024 By Russ Crawford / Made by History February 8, 2024 1:39 PM EST Could the Super Bowl be decided by a field goal as time expires? —

TIME, 8 Feb. 2024 United Arab Emirates, around when the contract for ITU to maintain UTC time expires. —

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2022 The chamber on Sunday evening voted 68-29 to invoke cloture on the underlying legislation, setting up a final vote after the 30-hour post-cloture time expires early Tuesday morning, unless there's an agreement to speed up the process. —

Ali Zaslav, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021