Hang time generally refers to how long a (self-)launched object stays in the air:
* In
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
, the length of time a player stays in the air after jumping to score or pass the ball.
* In
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
, the length of time a punted ball flies through the air.
* In
Australian rules football, the length of time a player is supported above other players while engaged in an aerial contest, for example attempting a
Spectacular mark
A spectacular mark (also known as a specky, speckie, speccy, screamer or hanger) is a mark (or catch) in Australian rules football that typically involves a player jumping up on the back of another player.
The spectacular mark has become a much ...
,
Spoil
Spoil or spoils:
*Plunder taken from an enemy or victim
*Material (such as rock, earth or other overburden) removed during:
**excavation
**mining
**dredging
Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons f ...
or
Ruck Ruck may refer to:
* Ruck (rugby union), a contesting for the ball in Rugby Union from a grounded player
* Ruck (Australian rules football), an aerial contest in Australian rules football between rival ruckmen
* Ruck (rugby league), the area sur ...
.
* In some
first-person shooters
First-person shooter (FPS) is a sub-genre of shooter video games centered on gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action through the eyes of the protagonist and controlling the pla ...
, the length of time a player flies through the air as the result of a grenade jump.
Hang time may also refer to:
* ''
NBA Hangtime
''NBA Hangtime'' is a 1996 basketball arcade game developed and released by Midway. Home versions were released for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Microsoft Windows. A version for Game.com was announced, but cancelle ...
'', a 1996 basketball arcade game by Midway Games
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HangTime (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Knotts' Berry Farm
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''Hang Time'' (album), a 1988 album by Soul Asylum
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''Hang Time'' (TV series), an American television show that aired from 1995 to 2000
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