daytime

[ dey-tahym ]

noun

1. the time times between sunrise and sunset.

adjective

1. occurring, done, presented, etc., during the day:

   daytime television.

daytime

/ ˈdeɪˌtaɪm /

noun

1. the time between dawn and dusk; the day as distinct from evening or night

Other Words From

• pre·daytime noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daytime¹

First recorded in 1525–35; day + time

Example Sentences

If you’re sleeping during the daytime, you’re going to sleep less at night.

From Washington Post

A taste of any marks pastry chef Gregory Baumgartner as a brand to follow and helps explain the lines that form outside this daytime offshoot of the dinner-only, Levantine-inspired Albi in Navy Yard.

From Washington Post

Between now and the time when daytime temperatures again average 70 degrees, I will not wear any pants that are not lined in fleece.

From Outside Online

For each of the pixels of land area on the global maps, they looked at how the maximum daytime and minimum nighttime temperatures changed over time.

From Popular-Science

During the daytime, the enormous marine mammals must gobble up tons of krill daily to prepare for their epic migration to warmer southerly waters.

From Popular-Science

The news should have been handed out during the daytime, McPhearson said, when protests would have been were more peaceful.

From The Daily Beast

Meredith did some high-kicking with the Rockettes, and then breezed through a checklist of daytime staples: Fabulous prizes?

From The Daily Beast

The battle-scarred daytime TV vet agrees that Vieira could survive and even thrive, but offers a cautionary note.

From The Daily Beast

“There are actually three type of shows that succeed in daytime,” says the producer.

From The Daily Beast

One of their first observations about daytime sleep was that the dreaded mid-afternoon slump is part of human nature.

From The Daily Beast

Miss Boutts replied that they were too busy in the daytime, but were asked once a week to a "bang-up" affair.

From Project Gutenberg

In the daytime he would lie concealed in some thicket, close to a road, his horse always picketed some distance from him.

From Project Gutenberg

No; for at first it only came at night, but after the horn was blown it came in the daytime as well.

From Project Gutenberg

When it is new, and also when in its waning stages it is visible in the daytime, the spherical form is very apparent.

From Project Gutenberg

There is also a night-class for those working in the daytime who desire to extend their theoretical knowledge.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bulb
• candle
• daylight
• flash
• glare
• glow
• lamp
• lantern
• radiation
• ray
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• sun
• sunshine
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