play-by-play

/pleɪ bɑɪ pleɪ/
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Other forms: play-by-plays

Definitions of play-by-play
  1. noun
    a detailed running account of events as they unfold, especially of sporting events
  2. adjective
    being or giving a detailed running commentary of events as they unfold, especially of sporting events
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