1The continuation of a tie game beyond the usual nine innings.
Example sentencesExamples
Rick Banman forced extra innings leading off the seventh with a solo home run.
First of all extra innings are employed and if that does not work, the the game is carried over until the next day, the next visit, even in extreme cases until the very end of the season.
In international softball, when a game goes to extra innings, the team starts the eighth inning with a runner at second base.
Most of those extra innings are going to have to be eaten by pitchers who aren't Pedro.
The game entered extra innings, however, and it was time to go to the convention.
1.1Any continuation beyond the expected or scheduled time.
Example sentencesExamples
The surprise on Election Night was when Bunning's contest had to go to extra innings
Not that anyone inside the state Capitol is surprised that we're going to extra innings on health care.
Definition of extra innings in US English:
extra innings
noun
Baseball
1The continuation of a tie game beyond the usual nine innings.
Example sentencesExamples
Most of those extra innings are going to have to be eaten by pitchers who aren't Pedro.
The game entered extra innings, however, and it was time to go to the convention.
First of all extra innings are employed and if that does not work, the the game is carried over until the next day, the next visit, even in extreme cases until the very end of the season.
In international softball, when a game goes to extra innings, the team starts the eighth inning with a runner at second base.
Rick Banman forced extra innings leading off the seventh with a solo home run.
1.1Any continuation beyond the expected or scheduled time.
Example sentencesExamples
The surprise on Election Night was when Bunning's contest had to go to extra innings
Not that anyone inside the state Capitol is surprised that we're going to extra innings on health care.