Provided are a method and an apparatus for applying control information in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a setting for ACK/NACK(acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement) repetition from a base station; receiving control information to be applied at a particular time point from the base station; transmitting ACK/NACK for the control information; and performing an operation according to the control information at the particular time point when the transmitted ACK/NACK is ACK, wherein the operation at the particular time point is applied to a subframe which is determined according to the setting for ACK/NACK repetition.