football minute

A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.

Japanese Meaning

フットボール（サッカーなど）の試合で、一般に「1分」と呼ばれるものの、実際には審判の指示等によりその合間に追加時間が生じ、実質的な経過時間が1分を大きく超える現象やその時間間隔を指す。

A football minute felt like an eternity as the clock slowly ticked down.

サッカーで言う「1分」は、時計がゆっくりと減っていく中では永遠のように感じられた。

Sense（1）

A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.

She said she'd be down in a minute, but it's more like a football minute.

football minutes

（ plural ）