drive time
noun
: a time during rush hour when radio audiences are swelled by commuters listening to car radios
Examples of drive time in a Sentence
Her show airs during the morning drive time.
Recent Examples on the Web
Long drive times reinforce and exacerbate gaps in economic security for women, and they’re also correlated with larger gender wage gaps and lower earnings.
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Sara Estep, Fortune, 24 May 2024
This includes unbelievably great highway access which provides our residents with easy and quick drive times to a wide array of area dining, shopping, entertainment, and more.
—Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Also Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began allowing drivers to temporarily extend their maximum allowable drive time of 11 hours in a 14-hour window by two hours, while still requiring a 10-hour minimum rest break.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
The goal is to ensure the shortest possible drive times for Kentuckians with qualifying health conditions, said Sam Flynn, executive director of the medical cannabis program.
—Bruce Schreiner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Flying cars could dramatically cut the drive time between destinations typically served by short-haul commercial flights.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The source added that, because Utah and UCI had been based in Idaho, Gonzaga had arranged for police escorts to ensure the drive time to the venue did not exceed approximately 30 minutes, which is a condition of being able to host after earning a top-16 seed.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
After the eclipse, be prepared for traffic jams and long drive times.
—Michael Zeiler, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
Eastern California — from Oregon to Mexico — has the longest drive times to dispensaries.
—Brad Branan and Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Sara Estep, Fortune, 24 May 2024
This includes unbelievably great highway access which provides our residents with easy and quick drive times to a wide array of area dining, shopping, entertainment, and more.
—Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Also Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began allowing drivers to temporarily extend their maximum allowable drive time of 11 hours in a 14-hour window by two hours, while still requiring a 10-hour minimum rest break.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
The goal is to ensure the shortest possible drive times for Kentuckians with qualifying health conditions, said Sam Flynn, executive director of the medical cannabis program.
—Bruce Schreiner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Flying cars could dramatically cut the drive time between destinations typically served by short-haul commercial flights.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The source added that, because Utah and UCI had been based in Idaho, Gonzaga had arranged for police escorts to ensure the drive time to the venue did not exceed approximately 30 minutes, which is a condition of being able to host after earning a top-16 seed.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
After the eclipse, be prepared for traffic jams and long drive times.
—Michael Zeiler, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
Eastern California — from Oregon to Mexico — has the longest drive times to dispensaries.
—Brad Branan and Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Drive time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20time. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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