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instant replay

–noun
1. Also called, British, action replay. Television.
a. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, esp. of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass.
b. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
2. Informal. the repetition, review, or reenactment of something immediately or soon after its initial occurrence.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
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instant replay  
n.  
    1. The recording and immediate playback of part of a live television broadcast, as of a sports play.

    2. The part so recorded and replayed.

  1. Informal Something repeated directly or soon after its original occurrence.

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