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Verb
Present participle for 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
“The unhappy Spaniard even pleaded with referee Peter Bankes at half-time, claiming Kit Symons' side started running down the clock in the first minute.”
