press time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press time
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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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
At press time, more than 100 people have responded and 70 quilts have been either promised or donated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
By my count, more than 200 Wikipedians have weighed in on the question, and at press time, the editors are still debating the issue.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2024
Nor is our memory stirred to any local reminiscences by the description of The Star office just before press time, when "silence reigned in the room except for the scratching of pens."
From Seeing Things at Night by Broun, Heywood
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