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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitnot (literally “need of time”)
Pronunciation
Noun
zeitnot (usually uncountable, plural zeitnots)
- (chess) time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves
2010 August 1, Matan Prilleltensky, “Learning From Your Losses”, in U.S. Chess Federation, retrieved 2012-02-11:Unfortunately I didn't work it out in my zeitnot.
Translations
time trouble, time pressure (chess)