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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

Social media star GK Barry will also join the station, taking over Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston's weekend show when the duo move to join Jamie on his weekday drive time slot from July.

From BBC ● May 29, 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

"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

“He recognized the power of morning drive-time in a way that a lot of people hadn’t,” Ellen McDonnell, who succeeded Mr. Ferrante at “Morning Edition,” said in a phone interview.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

Westwood fronted the UK version of the hit MTV show Pimp my Ride in 2005, and was also given a drive-time show on BBC Radio 1's sister station 1Xtra, which focused on contemporary black music.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2022

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 Cory Doctorow

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