instant replay

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Definitions of instant replay words

noun instant replay Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast. 1
noun instant replay Informal. the repetition, review, or reenactment of something immediately or soon after its initial occurrence. 1
countable noun instant replay An instant replay is a repeated showing, usually in slow motion, of an event that has just been on television. 0
noun instant replay the reshowing of an action, as of a play in a sports contest, often in slow motion, immediately after it has been recorded on videotape 0

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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