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

Tracking things like meetings, screen time and focused work "highlights where time is leaking and what's genuinely productive".

From BBC

Even teens are voicing a desire to reduce screen time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr. John Torous, senior author of the study and director of the division of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, says previous research often relies on people self-reporting their screen time or social-media use, which can be unreliable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s what his study did: About 400 people between the ages of 18 and 24 were instructed to use their phones normally for two weeks to get a baseline of screen time and other metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interestingly, overall screen time went up about 4% overall.

From The Wall Street Journal