Use Time Well
Time management in debate is really priority management. Your best analysis should receive the most time.
Plan before speaking
Know your top two priorities before the timer starts.
Do not decide importance only while you are already talking.
Spend time by importance
A central clash may deserve 45 seconds.
A minor correction may deserve five.
Leave room for weighing
If you use all your time on rebuttal and never compare, the audience still has to decide the round for you.
Cut, do not rush
When short on time, remove low-value material instead of increasing speed.
Example
With two minutes left, one major clash and three minor rebuttals remain. Spend most of the time on the major clash, answer the minors briefly, and reserve 20 seconds for final comparison.
Common mistake
Giving every argument equal time because they appear equally on your notes.
Try this
Plan a 2-minute speech as 20 seconds setup, 80 seconds on the two key clashes, and 20 seconds final comparison.
Keep in mind
Time should follow importance.
Practice this skill
Use it in a real debate and see how well it holds up when you have to respond to an opponent.