screen time

American  

[skreen tahym] / ˈskrin ˈtaɪm /

Or screentime

noun

• screen times
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• screen times
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of screen time

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

screen time

While there were parental controls on his son's devices, these were mainly to limit screen time.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The study, published in Acta Psychologica, suggests that understanding how people interact with their phones could be just as important as monitoring their daily screen time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is given much screen time here and was, for this viewer at least, a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

This type of account would have strict safeguards, including screen time limited to one hour a day, so that parents can ensure the "safe" use of social media.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

But in 2011, the group liberalized its policy, urging parents to limit and monitor toddler screen time but not calling for such a rigid ban.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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