screen time

American  

[skreen tahym] / ˈskrin ˈtaɪm /

Or screentime

noun

1. the amount of time devoted to a particular actor, topic, plot line, etc., in a film or TV show.

   The female characters got less screen time than the male characters in all the film festival nominations.

2. Digital Technology. the amount of time a person spends watching or interacting with content on the screen of a computer, phone, TV, gaming console, etc..

   What's the maximum amount of screen time recommended for children under two?

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Etymology

Origin of screen time

First recorded in 1915–20, and in 1990–95 screen time for def. 2

Example Sentences

BookTok helped decrease screen time for 19‑year‑old student Isabella Potamitis Briozzo.

From BBC

Megan who is in Year 7, said her screen time had gone down from two hours a day to 16 minutes, as a result of handing her phone in.

From BBC

Deb believes the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact too, namely "more social media, more screen time, less building of those relationships face to face".

From BBC

TikTok has implemented 60-minute daily screen time limits for users under 18 and notification cutoffs based on age groups.

From Barron's

The Commission gave several suggestions for actions the platform could take, including implementing "screen time breaks" when people are using it at night and changing its algorithms, which feed users personalised content.

From BBC