Two cricket terms take too much time (7)
I believe the answer is:
overrun
'two cricket terms' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'too much time' is the wordplay.
'too much' becomes 'over' (over can mean to too great an extent).
'time' becomes 'run' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'over'+'run'='OVERRUN'
'take' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overrun that I've seen before include "last longer than planned" , "Infest; carry beyond the limit" , "Exceed (allowed cost/time)" , "Inundate, infest" , "Exceed (eg, time, cost)" .)