face time

or face·time

[ feys-tahym ]

noun

, Informal.

1. time spent speaking or meeting with one or more people face to face, in contrast to phone conversations or other means of communication:

   Is he available for a couple of hours of face time?

2. time spent appearing on television, in movies, or in other visual media:

   The candidates had some good face time with a national audience.

3. the amount of time an employee spends in the office or other workplace:

   If you work from home, make sure you put in face time once in a while.

face time

noun

1. the time spent dealing with someone else face to face, esp in a place of work

Word History and Origins

Origin of face time¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

While I don’t think I’ll ever choose FaceTime over face time again, these calls have served a purpose—allowing me to not just work from home but see what that work looks like, up close, for others.

From Time

Because getting face time is critical to getting noticed and promoted.

From Time

Companies will have to trust employees to get their work done without constantly monitoring face time, and people will have to take more accountability for their results.

From Fortune

The maker of the iPhone also managed to launch a heavy slate of new products this fall despite minimal face time among staff.

From Fortune

The last thing you want is to create a two-tier system in which those in the office are closer to management and those working remotely don’t get as much face time.

From Fortune

Most people — pageant-savvy or not — would be impressed if they got to spend face time with the contestants.

From The Daily Beast

Yet Perry also managed to turn some of the face time to his own purposes.

From The Daily Beast

Being a military man, I have had on various occasions to face time enemy.

From Project Gutenberg

Still Lazaro was in appearance Del Norte grown old, his face time-furrowed, his black hair turned snowy white.

From Project Gutenberg

But when your generosity is thrown back in your face time after time—!

From Project Gutenberg

One could see the shades of pain pass over John's face time and again.

From Project Gutenberg