noun
- one of the divisions of a baseball or softball game during which each team has a turn at bat
- a period during which a person or group has power, control, or opportunity to act
Usage: often used in plural as ‘innings’
Examples
- The home team scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- Rain delayed the game in the fifth inning.
- She struck out in her first inning at bat.
- The pitcher threw a perfect inning with three strikeouts.
- After years in opposition, the party finally had its inning in power.
- Everyone deserves their inning to speak at the meeting.