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airtime
[ air-tahym ]
noun
- the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
The airtime for the newscast is 10 p.m.
- the time during which a broadcast takes place:
The airtime for the new show is from 10 to 10:30 p.m.
- a block of such time sold by a radio or television station to an advertiser, allotted to a political candidate, etc.:
The company bought three minutes of airtime.
airtime
/ ˈɛəˌtaɪm /
noun
- the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television
- the time of the start of a radio or television broadcast
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Example Sentences
The outlets giving these pronouncements the most airtime are Arabic news stations in the Gulf.
A production assistant knocks on the door to tell her she has a minute before airtime.
Women need to know that their peers are pushing for them and cheering them on—recommending each other and demanding airtime.
Correction: A previous version of this article cited an incorrect figure for amount of lost airtime.
People like me have spent a lot of airtime and ink these past couple of weeks arguing over whether this can work.
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