zeitnot means time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
zeitnot is pronounced /ˈzaɪt.nət/.
Why “zeitnot” is a great word
ZEITNOT — [Noun] A state of critical, rule-bound urgency in a timed game, where a player has perilously little clock time to complete all required moves. Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitnot, from Zeit ("time") + Not ("need, distress"), literally meaning "need of time" or "time distress." Unlike "time pressure" (a general, manageable constraint) or "hurry" (a subjective feeling of rushing), zeitnot is an objective, measured crisis governed by a ticking apparatus. It is the frantic tap of the clock, the blur of a piece snatched, and the cold arithmetic of thought converting into panic—a distilled contest where the mind races against the indifferent mechanics of its own extinction.
noun
- time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves“Unfortunately I didn't work it out in my zeitnot.”