inning
/ˈɪnɪŋ/
noun
- A division of a baseball or softball game during which each team has a turn to bat and to field.
- She pitched a perfect game through seven innings.
- After a long rain delay, they only played five innings.
- The home team scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- A period of opportunity or activity, especially in politics or business.
- After the merger, the company felt it was starting a new inning of growth.
- We're only in the first inning of this project, so there's plenty of time to make changes.
- The senator said it was still early in the political inning for the new candidate.