airtime
See also: air time
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]airtime (countable and uncountable, plural airtimes)
- The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
- Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?
- (by extension) The duration spent talking during a conversation.
- 2017 May 17, “Critical to your team's culture: Equal air time”, in SmartBrief[1], retrieved 2021-09-15:
- Let them know you’re looking to create a loosely held balance of air time and want to hear from everyone.
- 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 109:
- And all sorts of people who have traditionally been excluded are now being let in and given a voice, and they're pushing you out and reducing your airtime, and threatening your privilege, […]
- The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
- The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
Translations
[edit]duration of transmission
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chargeable use of mobile phone usage
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