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 Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
, 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 with ...
, the length of time a punted ball flies through the air.
* In
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
, 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 video game genre, sub-genre of shooter video games centered on gun and other weapon-based combat in a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action through the eye ...
, 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 Games, Midway. Home versions were released for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation (console), PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Sega Genesis, a ...
'', a 1996 basketball arcade game by Midway Games
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HangTime (roller coaster)
HangTime is a steel roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The Infinity Coaster was manufactured by Gerstlauer on the former site of Boomerang and Riptide. On opening, it had the steepest drop on a rollercoaster in Califo ...
, 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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