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drive time

American  

noun

  1. a variant of driving time.


drive-time British  

noun

    1. the time of day when many people are driving to or from work, regarded as a broadcasting slot

    2. ( as modifier )

      the daily drive-time show

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She’s also calculated the drive time from Chicago, down to the last minute — namely, 10 hours and 27 minutes — if that becomes a necessary option.

From MarketWatch Nov. 8, 2025

From San Francisco to Napa, it’s expected to take nearly two and a half hours for travelers who leave Dec. 21, which is an 82% increase from the typical drive time.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2024

Flying cars could dramatically cut the drive time between destinations typically served by short-haul commercial flights.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

"It's drive time - I can feel the adrenaline kicking in already," Federer says in one recording.

From Reuters May 31, 2023

We had maybe five minutes of drive time left in the tank.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

My current hours are closer to those of a Maine lobsterman or a drive-time DJ.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

The oil industry, drive-time talk radio hosts, and even Cal Worthington and his dog Spot piled on.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

“The sword cuts both ways,” Trey Radel, a radio talk show host and former Republican congressman, said late last month as he railed against the legislation on his evening drive-time show.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2023

Hersholt wakes around 2 or 3 a.m. daily, a result of getting up early to drive on empty roads and sit in an even quieter recording studio as a morning drive-time host for many years.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2023

They were close now, thinking together in the feverish drive-time on the night-dark streets.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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