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zeitnot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈzaɪt.nət/

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noun

Meaning 1

time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: board-games, chess, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitnot (literally “need of time”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցայտնոտ (cʻaytnot) — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Danish: tidsnød — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Danish: tidspres — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Dutch: tijdnood — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Faroese: tíðarneyð — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Finnish: aikapula — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • French: zeitnot — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Georgian: ცაიტნოტი (caiṭnoṭi) — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Georgian: დროის უკმარისობა (drois uḳmarisoba) — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • German: Zeitnot — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • German: Zeitdruck — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • German: Zeitmangel — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Icelandic: tímaþröng — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Macedonian: ца́јтнот (cájtnot) — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tidsnød — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tidspress — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tidsnaud — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tidspress — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Russian: цейтно́т (cejtnót) — time trouble, time pressure (chess)
  • Swedish: tidsnöd — time trouble, time pressure (chess)