clock down

To use up the last minutes of a game on purpose so your team wins.

"With only two minutes left and a goal ahead, the team started to clock down and keep possession."

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So it runs the clock down.

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He can just wind that clock down.

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ShortCircuit · 9:12

but then it would clock down and just

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THERE IS NOTHING PLAY CLOCK DOWN TO ONE.

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ShortCircuit · 9:04

to 2 seconds before it would clock down much lower.

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