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 (appro ...
, 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 and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
, 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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
, 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 (Australian rules football), mark (or catch) in Australian rules football that typically involves a player jumping up on the back of another player.
The ...
,
spoil
Spoil or spoils may refer to:
* Spoils, the proceeds of looting taken from an enemy or victim
* Overburden, or spoil, the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation
* Spoil, material removed by earthworks
* Spoi ...
or
ruck.
* In some
first-person shooters
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through t ...
, the length of time a player flies through the air as the result of a grenade jump.
Hang time may also refer to:
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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.
''Hangtime'' was the third basketball game by the ...
'', 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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