press time

American  

Or presstime

noun

1. the time at which a pressrun begins, especially that of a newspaper.

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Etymology

Origin of press time

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

As for Seyfried, at press time “The Testament of Ann Lee” doesn’t yet have a distributor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

One did not respond; scheduling difficulties meant that Salon had not received a response to written questions posed to the other scientist, Stanford Medicine geneticist Michael Snyder, by press time.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Quinn did not respond to a Times request for comment before press time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

At press time, Ghonaim’s Wikipedia entry is missing even the basic biographical information, but you can rest assured that Oldest Living Olympians will feature him once he turns 90.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2024

Over the hills he went with giant strides and arrived at the office of Jack's Journal just at press time.

From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood